Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)
Hans und Hanne. 'Heyda lustig! ich bin Hans' in C major
VB 78 (earlier VB 77)
- Year of composition: Probably Paris 1785 (according to van Boer)
- Work category: Voice and piano
- Text author: Gottlob W. Burmann (1737-1805)
- Duration: Approx. 1-5 min
- Detailed duration: 2'06 (according to the Naxos CD edition)
Solo voices/choir
Soprano
Examples of printed editions
Airs et Chansons pour le Clavecin, composés par Joseph Kraus, Maître de S. M. le Roi de Suède, à Stockholm, chez G. A. Silverstolpe et en commission chez Breitkopf und Härtel à Leipsic [sic] (1796). Facsimile edition, Autographus Musicus, Bandhagen (1980).
- 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
Allegro C major 2/4
Libretto/text
Heyda lustig! ich bin Hans, und bin ohne Sorgen