Category: COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY
Composer: Josef Rheinberger
Arranger: –
Publisher: CPDL
Edition: –
Voicing: SATB div
Setting: A Cappella
Reviewer:
Matthew Ferrell
St. Cloud State University – St. Cloud MN
R&R Chair College & University
Translated, “Bide with us, for evening shadows darken, and the day will soon be over,” Abendlied (Evening Song) needs no introduction; however, the challenging work should be given much consideration for performance. The six-part composition gives a feeling of double choir with men and women divided. Written when Rheinberger was only 16, this beautiful example of Romantic literature pays homage to the compositional style of Monteverdi.