Tannhäuser Wwv 70

A majestic and triumphant Operatic theme by the ever expressive Wagner and his giant ornate and considered style. From his popular and acclaimed Opera Tannhauser this familiar piece has been arranged for a TTBB chorus with piano accompaniment. It is fabulous treatment and perfectly suited to Men’s Voices which serve to emphasise the depth and the drama of the piece.

Pilgrim's Chorus from Wagner's Tannhauser arranged for SATB chorus with piano accompaniment by Louis Koemmenich.

Wagner completed the first version of the opera in 1845 during his tenure as Kapellmeister at the royal court of Dresden but he continued to redraft and revise it for the rest of his life. The setting is medieval Germany: the minstrel Tannhauser has fallen into sin with the goddess Venus but after a year in a moment of realisation he demands to leave. He finds himself near his home and is reunited with Elisabeth a girl he once loved. Elisabeth's uncle the landgrave organises a singing competition between Tannhauser and Wolfram who also loves her. Wolfram's song is simple and moving while Tannhauser confused by Venus outrages the audience by singing of profane love.He is banished to Rome on a pilgrimage to seek redemption and Elisabeth follows him with Wolfram. After much searching she gives up and dies just missing Tannhauser who Wolfram discovers creeping back to Venus the Pope having said that it was as impossible for him to be forgiven as for his staff to sprout flowers. Tannhauser sees Elisabeth and casts himself to die by her coffin and the Pope's staff bursts into bloom. This is the Schirmer edition of the Vocal Score edited and translated into English by Natalia MacFarren.

Description G. Schirmer Operatic Anthology - Arias For Baritone Carefully chosen arias to anticipate the needs of singers, teachers and coaches for years to come. Songlist Ach, Wir Armen Leute (Hansel Und Gretel) [Humperdinck, Engelbert] Ah Per Sempre Io Ti Perdei (I Puritani) [Bellini, Vincenzo] Ah Pescator (La Gioconda) [Ponchielli, Amilcare] Avant De Quitter Ces Lieux (Faust) [Gounod, Charles] Bella Siccome Un Angelo (Don Pasquale) [Donizetti, Gaetano] Come Paride Vezzoso (L'elisir D' Amore) [Donizetti, Gaetano] Deh, Vieni Alla Finestra (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Der Vogelfanger Bin Ich Ja (Die Zauberflote) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Di Provenza Il Mar (La Traviata) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Donne Mie, La Fate A Tanti (Cosi Fan Tutte) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen (Die Zauberflote) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Fin Ch'han Dal Vino From Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Hai Già Vinta La Causa (Le Nozze Di Figaro) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus] Largo Al Factotum (The Barber Of Seville) [Rossini, Gioacchino] Mab, La Reine Des Mensonges (Romeo Et Juliette) [Gounod, Charles] Minnie, Dalla Mia Casa (La Fanciulla Del West) [Puccini, Giacomo] O Du Mein Holder Abendst (Tannhauser) [Wagner, Richard] O Vin, Dissipe La Triste(Thomas) (Hamlet) [Thomas, Ambroise] Pari Siamo (Rigoletto) [Verdi, Giuseppe] Questo Amor, Vergogna Mia (Edgar) [Puccini, Giacomo] Si Puo? Si Puo? (I Pagliacci) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero] Vision Fugitive (Herodiade) [Massenet, Jules] Voila Donc La Terrible Cite (Thais) [Massenet, Jules] Votre Toast Je Peux (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges] Warm As Autumn Light (The Ballad Of Baby Doe) [Menotti, Gian Carlo] You Rascal, You I Never Knew You Had A Soul (Vanessa) [Barber, Samuel] Zaza, Piccola Zingara (Zaza) [Leoncavallo, Ruggiero]

Ah! Per sempre io ti perdei (from I Puritani) (Bellini) - Alla vita che t'arride (from Un Ballo In Maschera) (Verdi) - Bella siccome un angelo (from Don Pasquale) (Donizetti) - Cortigiani, vil razza dannata (from Rigoletto) (Verdi) - Credo in un Dio crudel (from Otello) (Verdi) - Cruda, funesta smania (from Lucia Di Lammermoor) (Donizetti) - Dio di Giuda! (from Nabucco) (Verdi) - Di Provenza il mar, il suol (from La Traviata) (Verdi) - Eccomi solo alfine... O vecchio cor, che batti (from I Due Foscari) (Verdi) - Eri tu che macchiavi quell'anima (from Un Ballo In Maschera) (Verdi) - Gran Dio!... Oh de' verd'anni miei (from Ernani) (Verdi) - Il balen del suo sorriso (from Il Trovatore) (Verdi) - Il cavallo scalpita (from Cavalleria Rusticana) (Mascagni) - Largo al factotum (from Il Barbiere Di Siviglia) (Rossini) - Ma de' malvagi/Vien Leonora, a' piedi tuoi (from La Favorita) (Donizetti) - Morir!... Tremenda cosa!.../ Urna fatale del mio destino (from La Forza Del Destino) (Verdi) - O Carlo ascolta... Io morrò (from Don Carlo) (Verdi) - O! Du mein holder Abendstern (from Tannhauser) (Wagner) - Pari siamo (from Rigoletto) (Verdi) - Pescator, affonda l'esca (from La Gioconda) (Ponchielli) - Pietà, rispetto, amore (from Macbeth) (Verdi) - Resta immobile (from Guglielmo Tell) (Rossini) - Si può?... Un nido di memorie (from I Pagliacci) (Leoncavallo) - Tre sbirri... Una carrozza... (from Tosca) (Puccini) - Udite, udite, o rustici (from L'Elisir D'Amore) (Donizetti) - Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre (from Carmen) (Bizet)

Includes overtures to 'The Flying Dutchman' 'Rienzi' 'Tannhauser' preludes To Acts I And III of 'Lohengrin' and Act I of 'The Meistersingers'.