Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin, Op.42 (Szymanowski, Karol)

		Movements/Sections 6 songs Composition Year Late 1918. Orchestrated in 1934. Genre Categories Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the piano; Polish language; For voice, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

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Editor:

First edition

Language:

Polish / French / German

Translator:

Stanislawa Korwin (née Szymanowska) (1884-1938), French text
Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878-1931), German text

Publisher Info.:

Vienna: Universal Edition, 1922. Plate U.E. 2999.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Songs of the Infatuated Muezzin, Op.42
Alternative Title	Pieśni Muezzina Szalonego - Le Muézin Passionné - Lieder des verliebten Muezzins

Composer	Szymanowski, Karol
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.42
Movements/Sections	6 songs
Year/Date of Composition	Late 1918. Orchestrated in 1934.
First Performance	Lvov, 17th January 1922. Stanisława Korwin-Szymanowska and Edward Steinberger.
First Publication	Original version: 1922 Voice and orchestra version: 1937
Librettist	Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894-1980) Extracted from Namiętny Muezin.
Language	Polish Also translated to French and German
Dedication	Lord Arlington [Napier George Henry Stuart Alington]
Average Duration	11 min. 30 sec.
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	High voice and Piano. Later arranged for voice and orchestra by the composer.

Misc. Comments

Section Listing

1. Allah, Allah, Akbar...
2. O, ukochana ma... - Oh, my beloved
3. Ledwie blask słońca... - Barely the sun glistens on the tower's roof
4. W południe miasto białe od gorąca... - At noon the city is white from the heat
5. O tej godzinie, w której miasto śpi... - At the hour when the city sleeps
6. Odeszłaś w pustynię zachodnią... - You departed into the western desert

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