by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926)
Translation by Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947)
Musik: Atem der Statuen. Vielleicht
Language: German (Deutsch)
Musik: Atem der Statuen. Vielleicht: Stille der Bilder. Du Sprache wo Sprachen enden. Du Zeit die senkrecht steht auf der Richtung vergehender Herzen. Gefühle zu wem? O du der Gefühle Wandlung in was? -- in hörbare Landschaft. Du Fremde: Musik. Du uns entwachsener Herzraum. Innigstes unser, das, uns übersteigend, hinausdrängt, -- heiliger Abschied: da uns das Innre umsteht als geübteste Ferne, als andre Seite der Luft: rein, riesig nicht mehr bewohnbar.
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Authorship:
- by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "An die Musik" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Harrison Birtwistle, Sir (1934 - 2022), "An die Musik", published 1997? [ soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, percussion, harp, violins, viola violoncello and double bass ], London : Universal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Josep Cercós , "An die Musik", published 2004 [ soprano, tenor, piano ], Tritó [sung text not yet checked]
- by Omar Daniel , "Prologue, Entr'act and Postlude", 2012 [ soprano and electronics ], note: Daniel Omar in an interview with Soundstreams: Prelude has a secret component to it that will be revealed when patrons enter the lobby area, followed by a setting of R.M. Rilke’s 'An die Musik' for soprano and live electronics. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Omar Daniel , "An die Musik", 2012 [ soprano, unaccompanied ], from Songbook volume 1 , no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Iván Eröd (1936 - 2019), "An die Musik", 1989, published 1989, first performed 1989 [ baritone, oboe and orchestra ], from cantata Vox Lucis, no. 6, Doblinger [sung text not yet checked]
- by Harald Feller (b. 1951), "Musik" [ chorus ], from 3 Chöre nach Texten von Rilke [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andrée Greenwell , "An die Musik", 1918/2021 [ mixed chorus or mezzo-soprano and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Haas (1886 - 1960), "Musik" [ voice, flute and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hans Haass (1897 - 1955), "Musik", copyright © 1947 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 1, Köln : H. Gerig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Daron Aric Hagen (b. 1961), "Musik: Atem der Statuen", 2013, published 2016 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], In:Daron Hagen, 38 songs and arias, New York : Burning Sled [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jason Haney (b. 1969), "An die Musik", published 2002 [ soprano and instrumental ensemble ], In: SCI journal of music scores, v. 32, Published for the Society of Composers, Inc. by European American Music Distributors Corporation, New York, NY  [sung text not yet checked]
- by Hugo Herrmann (1896 - 1967), "Hymne an die Musik", subtitle: "Ein himmlisches Konzert nach alter und neuer Dichtung", 1964 [ soli, chorus and orchestra ], from cantata Cantate concertante : Ein himmlisches Konzert nach alter und neuer Dichtung, no. 2, Matthias Hohner Verlag [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gert Kühr (b. 1952), "An die Musik" [ chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Tom Lane , "An die Musik", 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Drei Rilke Lieder, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ramona Luengen (b. 1960), "Du Fremde: Musik", 2002 [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Giacomo Manzoni (b. 1932), "An die Musik", published 1989 [ soprano and flute ], Milano : Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
- by Myriam Lucia Marbe (1931 - 1997), "An die musik", published 1983 [ voice, flute and organ ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Vic Nees (b. 1936), "An die Musik", copyright © 2008 [ chorus ], Amstelveen : Bank, or: Antwerpen : Koor en Stem , 2008 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Matty Niël (1918 - 1989), "Musik", 1976, published 2001 [ voice, clarinet and piano ], from Drei Lieder, no. 3, Amsterdam: Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
- by Terry Winter Owens (1941 - 2007), "An die Musik", 1994 [ mixed chorus, piano and timpani ], from Rilke sings, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andrew Rindfleisch (b. 1963), "An die Musik", copyright © 2017 [ women's chorus ], from Klangfarben, no. 3, Manzo Music [sung text not yet checked]
- by Carl Rütti (b. 1949), "An die Musik", 2003 [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lorenz Schmidt (b. 1958 ), "Musik: Atem der Statuen. Vielleicht" [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andreas Schmidt-Kaminski (b. 1968), "An die Musik" [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joep Willem Frederik Straesser (1934 - 2004), "An die Musik", 1991, from An die Musik, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andrew Toovey (b. 1962), "An die Musik", subtitle: "Contemporary Voices (BMIC)", 1989 [ voice and vibraphone ], from Five Sets of Songs (1989 - 2007) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Elliot Weisgarber (1919 - 2001), "An die Musik", 1995 [ soprano and piano ], from Vier Lieder, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Inger Wikström (b. 1939), "An die Musik", op. 18 no. 3 (1983), first performed 1983 [ soprano and piano ], Svensk Musik [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gerhard Wimberger (1923 - 2016), "Musik", 2012 [ baritone and instrumental ensemble ], from Rilkelieder , no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Robert Bly (b. 1926) , "On Music", copyright © ; composed by Robert Benford Lepley.
- Also set in English, a translation by James Blair Leishman (1902 - 1963) , "To Music" ; composed by Anne Charlotte Clarke.
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Monique Gabus.
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- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947) ; composed by Salvatore Sciarrino.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2009-03-11
Line count: 17
Word count: 69
Inno
Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the German (Deutsch)
Musica: respiro delle statue. Forse: silenzio delle immagini. Tu lingua ove le lingue finiscono. Tu tempo perpendicolare sulla direzione dei cuori che passano. Sentimenti per chi? O tu mutazione dei sentimenti in cosa? –: in paesaggio udibile. Tu straniera: Musica. Tu spazio del cuore cresciuto oltre noi. Il più intimo nostro che, superandoci, spinge a uscire – sacro iddio: poiché l’intimo ci avvolge come la nostra più visitata lontananza, come altro lato dell’aria: pura, immensa, non più abitabile.
Authorship:
- by Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947)
Based on:
- a text in German (Deutsch) by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "An die Musik"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Salvatore Sciarrino (b. 1947), "Inno", 2015, first performed 2015 [ soprano and orchestra ], from opera La nuova Euridice secondo Rilke, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-09-08
Line count: 17
Word count: 78