Night on ways unknown has fallen

Night on ways unknown has fallen
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Singable translation by Henry Grafton Chapman (1860-1913)

a text in German by Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) , no title, from Buch der Lieder, in Die Heimkehr, no. 86, published 1826/7 FRE

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) , "Night on ways unknown has fallen", A. 5 (c1905-9), published 1909 [low voice and piano], from Five German Poems, no. 3, also set in German

by William Arthur Aikin (1857-1939) , "Nachtlied", published 1880, also set in English
by Armand Angyal , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 41 (Vier Gesänge) no. 3.
by Heinrich Bauer , "Tröstung", published 1897.
by Wilhelm Baumgartner (1820-1867) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 20 (Zehn Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2 (1857). [voice and piano]
by Jürg Baur (1918-) , "Mondenschein", first performed 2006. [mezzo-soprano and piano]
by Alfred Julius Becher (1803-1848) , "Wandrers Nachtlied", op. 1 (Acht Gedichte) no. 3.
by Eduard Behm (1862-1946) [pseudonym] , "Nachts", op. 10 (Fünf Lieder) no. 4.
by Fritz Binder , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen"
by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , "Mondenschein", op. 85 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2 (1878), published 1882. [high voice and piano]
by Robert Caby (1905-1992) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen" [voice, clarinet, oboe], from In mein gar zu dunkles Leben (Au sein de ma sombre vie: cinq lieder de Henri Heine), no. 4.
by Wilhelm Claussen (1843-1869) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 3 (Fünf Lieder von H. Heine) no. 2, published 1875. [alto or soprano and piano]
by Hermann Drechsler (1861-1935) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 16 (Drei Lieder) no. 1.
by Christian Friedrich Ehrlich (1807-1887) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 12 (Sechs Lieder von Heinrich Heine) no. 2.
by Hans Fleischer (1896-1981) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 132 (6 Lieder für mittlere Stimme und Klavier) no. 3 (1947). [medium voice and piano]
by Gerald M. Ginsburg (1932-) , "Süßer Mond", 2001, published c2003, from Aus Schmerzen zu Lieder, no. 13.
by Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", A. 5 (c1905-9), published 1909 [low voice and piano], from Five German Poems, no. 3, also set in English
by Ludwig Hartmann (1836-1910) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 2 (Lieder) no. 4. [low voice and piano]
by Edouard de Hartog (1829-1909) , "Mondnacht", from Sieben Lieder, no. 3.
by Lennart Hedwall (1932-) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen" [mezzo-soprano and clarinet], from Heine-Svit : Fem sånger, no. 5.
by Robert Hermann (1869-1912) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 1 (Lieder) no. 12.
by Adolf Jensen (1837-1879) , "Nacht liegt auf fremden Wegen", 1857.
by Julius Hermann Krigar (1819-1880) , "Nachtlied", op. 32 (Sechs Lieder), Heft 1 no. 2.
by Ernst Kullak (1855-1914) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 15 (Sechs Lieder) no. 2.
by Franz Paul Lachner (1803-1890) , "An den Mond", op. 33, Heft 1 no. 2, from Sängerfahrt : sechzehn Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine, no. 2.
by Max Mayer (1859-1931) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 14 (Fünfzehn Lieder) no. 11.
by Arnold Mendelssohn (1855-1933) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", from Lieder und Gesänge, no. 53
by Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel (1805-1847) , "Nacht", 1828, unpublished
by Leo Michielsen (1872-1944) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", published 19-?, from Drei Lieder, no. 2.
by John H. Powell (1882-1963) , "Mondfriede", op. 18 (Two songs) no. 1, published 1924.
by Väinö Raitio (1891-1945) , "Nachtliedchen", 1912, unpublished
by Wilhelm Heinrich Riehl (1823-1897) , "Mondnacht", published 1877, from 35 neue Lieder für das Haus, no. 9.
by Otto Schmidt , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 20 (Sechs Gesänge) no. 1.
by H. R. Schröder , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", from Fünf Lieder von H. Heine, no. 1.
by Korstiaan Stougie (1908-1988) , "Nacht liegt", op. 1 no. 91 (1947).
by Josef Sucher (1843-1908) , "Nachts", from Leid und Liebe : Liederzyklus, no. 1.
by Heinrich Triest (1808-1885) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", op. 1 (Lieder) no. 4.
by Johann Vesque von Püttlingen (1803-1883) , "Mondnacht", op. 44, from Die Heimkehr : 88 Gedichte aus H. Heine's Reisebildern, no. 86.
by Mikhail Yur'yevich Viel'gorsky (1788-1856) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", published 1852 [two sopranos and piano], from Sechs Lieder von Heine, no. 5.
by Bouke Visser , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", published 1930 [high voice and piano], from Lieder auf Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, no. 3, also set in Frisian
by Karl Weigl (1881-1949) , "Nacht liegt auf den fremden Wegen", 1904, published 1909?, from 5 Lieder v. Heinr. Heine, no. 3.
by Hugo Weisgall (1912-) , "Süsser Mond", 1929, published 1933.

by William Arthur Aikin (1857-1939) , "Consolation", published 1880, also set in German

by Frank Bridge (1879-1941) , "Night lies on the silent highways", 1904 [medium voice and piano], from Three Songs, no. 2.
by Arnold Trowell (1887-?) , "On the silent highways", op. 50 (Two songs) no. 1, published 1912.
by (James) Healey Willan (1880-1968) , "Night lies on the silent highways", published 1908, from Three Songs, no. 2.

by Bouke Visser , "Nacht leit oer de frjemde wegen", published 1996?, from Lieder auf Gedichte von Heinrich Heine, no. 3, also set in German

Date added to the website: 2008-03-14.

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