2 Arias, WoO 91 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)

		Movements/Sections 2 arias: 1. O welch ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer (Oh what a life! A whole ocean) 2. Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken (To press not a shoe) Composition Year 1795 Genre Categories Arias; For voice, orchestra; For voices with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

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First edition

Publisher Info.:

Ludwig van Beethovens Werke, Serie 25: Supplement, Gesang-Musik, Nr.270
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1888. Plate B.270.

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General Information

Work Title	2 Arias
Alternative Title	Two Arias for Ignaz Umlauf's Singspiel Die schöne Schusterin, oder Die pücefarbenen Schuhe (The Beautiful Shoemaker's Wife, or The Peuce-Coloured Shoes)

Composer	Beethoven, Ludwig van
Opus/Catalogue Number	WoO 91
Key	B♭ major
Movements/Sections	2 arias: 1. O welch ein Leben! ein ganzes Meer (Oh what a life! A whole ocean) 2. Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken (To press not a shoe)
Year/Date of Composition	1795
First Publication	1888 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Librettist	Stephanie dem Jüngeren
Language	German
Average Duration	8 minutes
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	2 Voices and Orchestra flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, strings
Related Works	Beethoven also used the theme of the first aria (O welch ein Leben!) in the song Mailied, Op.52 No.4.