Geistliches Lied

Geistliches Lied
Choral composition by Johannes Brahms
The composer c. 1855
Opus30
Text"Geistliches Lied" by Paul Flemming
Composed1856
Published1864

Geistliches Lied (English: "Sacred Song" or "Spiritual Song"), Op. 30, by Johannes Brahms is an 1856 work for four-part mixed chorus accompanied by organ or piano. The composition is in the form of a double canon set to text by Paul Flemming. It was written as part of an exchange of contrapuntal exercises between Brahms and Joseph Joachim, and it was eventually published in 1864.

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