Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann

6 Songs for Mixed Choir op. 86

In October-November 1888, J. P. E. Hartmann composed six songs to texts by Ernst von der Recke. These are the then 83-year-old composer’s tribute to love. In the sequence presented here, the narrator confides a life-changing experience in several phases: This small "suite," which lasts 12-13 minutes, can be nicely combined with a bouquet of the many Danish spring and love songs for a spring or Valentine’s concert. In the SAM-Klang series, the volumes "Danske sange: Forår 1-9," "Kærlighedsviser 1-4," "Ældre viser," and "Dansk sommeraften 1-4" offer a rich selection of songs for the same ensemble to supplement Hartmann’s six songs.

The name SAM-Klang takes the three voice parts from the arrangements - Soprano, Alto and Men - and combines it with the Scandinavian and German words for ‘sound’ to create the portmanteau word ‘sound together’ or ‘harmony’. The SAM-Klang series offers basic and advanced choral repertoire arranged for soprano, alto and one male voice- part. In addition to new repertoire and new arrangements, you will also find essential parts of the classical German, Scandinavian, French and English SATB repertoire, carefully and considerately reworked for SAM. The arrangements retain the characteristic features of the original movements and have almost the same richness of timbre, resulting in works which sound nearly unchanged to an audience. Piano reductions of all choral movements facilitate rehearsal preparation. The arrangements offer development opportunities for all voice sections, bringing new life and new quality to SAM choir work. SAM-Klang enables youth choirs to gain access to classical choral literature and ensures that mixed choirs who face challenges in finding singers for all male voice parts continue to have access to well-loved repertoire.