Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)

Ein Wiegenlied. 'So schlafe nun, du Klein' in G major

VB 96 (earlier VB 95)

Print

  • Year of composition: Vienna August 1783 (according to van Boer)
  • Work category: Voice and piano
  • Text author: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815)
  • Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
  • Detailed duration: 1'45 (according to the Naxos CD edition)

Solo voices/choir

Soprano

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket
  • Possible call no. and autograph comment: Z/Sv Kraus Sånger [Songs]

Literature

van Boer Jr, Bertil H: Die Werke von Joseph Martin Kraus. Systematisch-thematisches Werkverzeichnis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music series no. 56, Stockholm (1988); an updated edition in English with a partly revised VB-numbering was published in 1998 by Pendragon Press under the title Joseph Martin Kraus. A Systematic-Thematic Catalogue of His Musical Works and Source Study

Description of work

Comodo G major alla breve


Libretto/text

So schlafe nun, du Kleine, was weinest du?