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Did you know... that the 1934 choral composition Totentanz (Danse Macabre) by Hugo Distler combines motets with spoken dialogue between Death and its victims?
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At age 26, Distler chose as a text for 14 choral sections stanzas from the Baroque poem Der Cherubinische Wandersmann (The Cherubinic Pilgrim) by Angelus Silesius.[1] The spoken poems connecting them were written by Johannes Klöcking [de], an acquaintance of the composer.
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In 1934 Distler, then age 26, chose stanzas from the Baroque poem Der Cherubinische Wandersmann by Angelus Silesius and used them as text for 14 choral sections. The spoken poems connecting the choral sections were written by etc. ?
They are a paraphrase of a partly extant poetry known as the Lübecker Totentanz, a dialogue in Middle Low German between Death and a victim. But the Lubecker Totentanz is pictured and looks like a painting, not poetry? ----valereee (talk) 19:51, 21 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Gerda Arendt, okay, I've tried to solve that with 'of poetry from a partly extant painting', is that correct? --valereee (talk) 12:31, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
To my understanding, it was completely destroyed in WWII, but he saw it complete. - Have guests, can look closer later. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:13, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
