| From: John Alexander Blyth Subject: Re: Brahms "Four Serious Songs" To: VOCALIST <vocalist> Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Definitely composed for Bass. Brahms even writes in a letter (8 May 1896) that it would be "ridiculous to let a girl or tenor sing them". The original keys are, respectively: d minor; g minor; e-E minor-Major; and Eb Major, so if your contralto edition keeps those then it will probably be quite close. john
At 07:19 07/01/00 -0500, you wrote: >I am a Baritone and would like to start working on the "Four Serious Songs" >Were they originally composed for Bass? Is there an edition for Baritone? >I have the edition for Contralto. Is that okay? > >I would appreciate any information on these beautiful songs. > >Thanks, >Bill Alley >Baritone >email: balley-at-mcp.edu > > > > John Blyth Bass/Baritone (as opposed to Bass-Baritone) etc. Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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