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Die Minnesänger
Staff Notation • Secular, Partsongs
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
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Die Minnesänger by Robert Schumann — Lyrics
Zu dem Wettgesange schreiten
Minnesänger jetzt herbei;
Ei, das gibt ein seltsam Streiten,
Ein gar seltsames Turnei!
Phantasie, die schäumend wilde,
Ist des Minnesängers Pferd,
Und die Kunst dient ihm zum Schilde,
Und das Wort, das ist sein Schwert.
Hübsche Damen schauen munter
Vom beteppichten Balkon,
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About Die Minnesänger
Robert Schumann’s Die Minnesänger depicts a vibrant scene of medieval love-poets, the Minnesänger, gathering for a contest. The text playfully describes their 'strange battle' and 'curious tournament', where imagination is their steed, art their shield, and words their sword. While fair ladies watch from balconies, the poem hints at a deeper, perhaps melancholic, aspect of the Minnesinger's art, suggesting they carry 'the death-wound' into the fray. Composed for TTBB male voices, this German secular part-song captures the dramatic and spirited nature of these poets and their competitive, yet artistic, endeavors with Schumann's characteristic energy and flair.
