Re: [OT] Search for Morgensterns Galgenlieder for choir

[Aaron Hill]

On 2018-06-10 03:01, David Kastrup wrote:
> Aaron Hill <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > On 2018-06-10 02:52, Aaron Hill wrote:
> > > On 2018-06-10 02:45, David Kastrup wrote:
> > > > Andrew Bernard <address@hidden> writes:
> > > >
> > > > > > On 10 June 2018 at 05:12, Bernhard Kleine
> > > > > > <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > When I was young we sung a piece of Christian Morgensterns
> > > > > > > Galgenlieder
> > > > > > > with the Youth choir of Gelsenkirchen: Es gibt ein Gespenst, das
> > > > > > > frisst
> > > > > > > Taschentücher.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Bernahrd.
> > > > >
> > > > > Try IMSLP:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://imslp.org/wiki/Galgenlieder_(B%C3%B6ttger%2C_Martin)
> > > >
> > > > Martin Böttger, first published in 2014.  This does not really
> > > > match the
> > > > part of the request:
> > > >
> > > > > After almost 50 years I wanted to get the partitur for this piece 
> > > > > by
> > > > > Kodaly.
> > > >
> > > > all too well.
> > >
> > > Looks like this is a better fit at 1922:
> > >
> > > http://imslp.org/wiki/Neue_Galgenlieder%2C_Op.43b_(Graener%2C_Paul)
> > >
> > > The first part, Gespenst (Moderato), is the one Bernhard quoted.  
> > > See:
> > >
> > > http://www.mumag.de/gedichte/mor_c06.html
> >
> > Never mind.  That edition was just a vocal/piano arrangement.  Not for
> > a choir.
>
> I also suspect that it's hard to misremember "piece by Kodaly" since
> Kodály is comparatively unique.

Oh, believe me.  I'm hitting my head on the proverbial desk for missing 
that in the original post.

But if we are in fact talking about Zoltán Kodály (d. 1967), then his 
works would likely still be under copyright, so it is unlikely to find 
them on IMSLP.

-- Aaron Hill