Johannes Brahms
Song of the Fates op. 89

Arrangement for chamber orchestra

Instrumentation Mixed Choir (SAATBB) and Chamber Orchestra
Composer Johannes Brahms
Editor Urs Stäuble
Lyricist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Difficulty Level
(medium)
Edition Score
Publisher Carus-Verlag
Order no. CV10400-50

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Description:

Language: German English
Pages: 40
Release: 29.10.2025
Term: 12:00
Dimensions: 250 x 320 mm
Weight: 197 g
Opus: 89
Genre: Classical Music, Classical Music (Romantic)
ISMN: 9790007329280

Thus sang the Parcae is the title of Goethe's "Song of the Parcae", the goddesses of fate in Greek and Roman mythology. The excerpt from "Iphigenia in Tauris" served Johannes Brahms as a model for his "Song of the Parzes" op. 89, in which he describes the struggle to overcome the mythical curse through the purity of true, noble action and the power of hope in gripping, eruptive sounds. This arrangement for chamber orchestra reduces the wind section to a solo quintet with flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and horn. A single instrumentation is also sufficient for the strings; a double instrumentation is also possible if available. In this way, the symphonic character and the differentiation of the instrumental timbres are retained even under limited conditions. The choral part is identical to the original version, so that its choral score and piano reduction can be used. The chamber versions of Brahms' "Ein deutsches Requiem" (Carus 27.055/50) or "Schicksalslied" (Carus 10.399/50), for example, which are available in the same instrumentation, can be combined in concert. The original version of the work is available under Carus 10.400/00.

Original version: Coro SAATBB, 2 Fl (Pic), 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, Cfg, 4 Cor, 2 Tr, 3 Trb, Tb, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb. Version for chamber orchestra: Coro SAATBB, Fl (Pic), Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc, Cb.