Seven Early Songs (Berg) - Structure

Structure

The seven songs are:

  1. Nacht (Night) - text by Carl Hauptmann
  2. Schilflied (Song amid the reeds) - Nikolaus Lenau
  3. Die Nachtigall (The nightingale) - Theodor Storm
  4. Traumgekrönt (Crowned in dream) - Rainer Maria Rilke
  5. Im Zimmer (Indoors) - Johanes Schlaf
  6. Liebesode (Ode to Love) - Otto Erich Hartleben
  7. Sommertage (Summer days) - Paul Hohenberg

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