Schubert, Franz. (1797–1828)
Vier Gesänge für 4 Männerstimmen ohne Begleitung ... 17tes Werk.
Wien: bei A. Diabelli et Comp.. [ca. 1824]. First Edition. Complete parts to Schubert's four part songs for male voice quartet, op. 17: Jünglingswonne von Mathisson [D. 983] -- Liebe [D. 983a] -- Zum Rundetanz [D. 983b] -- Die Nacht [D. 983c]. 3 pp. (Tenor 1); 3 pp. (Tenor 2); 3 pp. (Bass 1); 3 pp. (Bass 2). Unbound, as issued, with title printed as p. 1 of Bass 2 part. Engraved throughout. [PN] C. et D. no. 1176. Toning, edge wear and creases; large split to fold of wrapper. Title number-stamped at the upper left, with another catalog number in pen at the upper right and an ownership stamp. Overall in very good condition. 9.5 x 13 inches (24 x 33 cm)."...Schubert's partsongs had their roots in gregarious music-making. [...] While he composed for both mixed (SATB) and unmixed male and female voices, male songs predominated in his work, as in that of his predecessors: all but one of the nineteen partsongs published before his death were for male voices only. Whatever the particular medium, the partsong as he inherited it seems to have provided less an aesthetic than a convivial experience. An anecdote by Anselm Hüttenbrenner suggests the casualness, in particular, of many of the male songs—the Biedermeier equivalent of the barbershop quartet." (Margaret Notley, "Schubert's social music," in The Cambridge Companion to Schubert, p. 148). (15714)
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