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This selection is called: “Die Einsame”
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1. What do we need to know about this composer?
Possible answers . . .
Composed few songs: the Wesendonck Lieder are his most famous.
Admired ballads of Carl Loewe.
Invented the term Gesamkunstwerk (“total work of art”) to describe his music dramas.
2. Name a song composition by this composer.
Possible answers . . .
Wesendonck Lieder
“Der Engel”
“Stehe still!”
“Im Treibhaus – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde”
“Schmerzen”
“Träume – Studie zu Tristan und Isolde”
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Mignonne
Les deux Grenadiers
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