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Song to the Evening Star from Tannhäuser by Wagner. Sheet music for Recorder, page 1.

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Wagner - Song to the Evening Star from Tannhäuser

Sheet music for recorder

Info: Tannhäuser is an opera in three acts based on two German legends. That of Tannhäuser the legendary medieval German Minnesänger and poet, and that of the Wartburg Song Contest. The story centers on the struggle between sacred and profane love, and redemption through love. In scene 2, Wolfram, left alone as darkness draws on and the stars appear, begins to play and sings a hymn to the evening star.
Date: 1845
Artist: Wilhelm Richard Wagner
Born: 22 May 1813, Leipzig
Died: 13 February 1883, Venice
The artist: German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art").
Instrument: Recorder
Key: C major
Range: E5 - A6
Time signature: 6/8
Tempo: 50 BPM
Duration: 1:34
Pages: 1
Difficulty: Easy
Style: Classical
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