Forbidden Music Regained


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Wiegenlied

By Sem Dresden

genre
Chamber music
instrumentation
Voice and piano (voice pf)
year
1904
location of manuscript
www.nederlandsmuziekinstituut.nl archive registration number 047/103a 047/103c
dedication

for the Smooke

Details

Cradle song

Words by Henrik Ibsen

Berlin

There is a version for alto, bass and piano as well (NMI 047/118)

About Sem Dresden

Sem Dresden

Despite his German-oriented teachers, Sem Dresden felt attracted early on to modern French music. He developed his own refined and sober style, composing his entire life. Dresden was of pivotal importance to Dutch musical life, working as a choral conductor and director of the conservatories in Amsterdam and The Hague. His legendary composition classes had a major impact during the interwar period.

by Geert van den Dungen