SATB chorus divisi,
Soprano Sax (Clt), piano
- Grade 2
SKU:
CA.928421
Mittelalterliches
Liebeslied. Composed
by Wolfgang Konig. Dû
bist mîn. Single Part,
soprano saxophone.
Composed 2020. Duration
3.5 minutes. Carus Verlag
#928421. Published by
Carus Verlag (CA.928421).
ISBN 9790007302146.
German.
Dû bist
mîn is probably the
best-known love song
written in old German
that has survived from
the Middle Ages. It is
often attributed to the
famous poet Walther von
der Vogelweide, who died
around 1230.
Unfortunately, the
original 12th-century
melody to which these
verses were possibly has
not been handed down. In
his setting, Wolfgang
König (*1947)
delightfully interweaves
the sounds of the
medieval period with
21st-century music.
Parallel fifths are
juxtaposed with
major-minor harmonies and
saxophone solos embellish
the choral movements that
are also supported by a
simple piano
accompaniment. The choir
consists of six voices
divided into two groups.
The antiphonal calls
between the male and
female singers mirror the
love song's text:
“Dû bist min,
ich bin dîn: des solt
dû gewis sînâ€
(You are mine; I am
thine; of this you can be
sure).