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Original

Verzweifle Nicht Im Schmerzenstal Op. 93. Robert Schumann. Choir sheet music.

Translation

Despair not in this vale of pain Op. 93. Robert Schumann. Choir sheet music.

Original

Verzweifle Nicht Im Schmerzenstal Op. 93. Despair not in this vale of pain. Composed by Robert Schumann. For Choral. Score. Choral. Sacred. Choral score. 95 pages. Schott Music #ED9982. Published by Schott Music. HL.49016839. Motet for double male chorus with organ, ad lib. Described as “religious song” by Schumann, the motet “Verzweifle nicht” was first performed with organ on July 4, 1850, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary St. Pauli, the choral society at the University of Leipzig. A version with orchestral accompaniment was premiered in 1853. In a letter to Schumann, Herrmann Langer, the conductor of both premieres, called the motet “one of the most stimulating and inspiring creations in male-voice literature.

Translation

Despair not in this vale of pain Op. 93. Despair not in this vale of pain. Composed by Robert Schumann. For Choral. Score. Choral. Sacred. Choral score. 95 pages. Schott Music #ED9982. Published by Schott Music. HL.49016839. Motet for double male chorus with organ, ad lib. Described as “religious song” by Schumann, the motet “Verzweifle nicht” was first performed with organ on July 4, 1850, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary St. Pauli, the choral society at the University of Leipzig. A version with orchestral accompaniment was premiered in 1853. In a letter to Schumann, Herrmann Langer, the conductor of both premieres, called the motet “one of the most stimulating and inspiring creations in male-voice literature.