Joseph Martin Kraus (1756−1792)
Ein Wiegenlied. 'So schlafe nun, du Klein' in G major
VB 96 (earlier VB 95)
- 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?