four songs

Four Songs

by Franz Schubert

on poems by Mayerhofer, von Collin, Rochlitz and von Schlechta

Arranged by Peter Billam

For guitar accompaniment

© Peter J Billam, 1997

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These arrangements were made when I was a guitarist accompanying the Swiss tenorFranz Anderegg in the late 1970’s. They are presented here in order of opus number −presumably therefore in order of composition.

NachtstückOriginally written in October 1819 in the dark key of C minor, this is often sung by tenorsa semitone higher in C# minor. This arrangement is three semitones lower in A minor, akey which suits baritones as well as guitarists. When accompanying higher voices, theguitarist should not hesitate to use a capo at the third or fourth fret.

This is a song of hermitage and old age, mist, moon and forest, nature and death.

Nacht und TräumeThis was originally written in B major. This arrangement is two semitones lower in Amajor, and the song is singable even by tenors in this key. If the singer wishes to regainthe intended placement in the voice, the guitarist should not hesitate to use a capo at thesecond fret.

This is a song for love of dreams. Thefollowing translation is by the arranger:

Holy night, you are sinking downwards,Down too lap the dreams,Like your moonlight through the rooms,Through the quiet human breast.

Who eavesdrop on you with joy,And cry when the day awakesReturn again, beloved night,Beloved dreams, return again.

An die LauteThe tricky but showy guitar part lies in the song’s original key of D major.

This is a song about the intimacy of guitars, a song in praise of serenades, whispers, can-dles, moonlight and the scent of flowers. How jealous those who can not play the guitar !

FischerweiseArranged for voice and two guitars, this remains on the original key of D major. It lies sonaturally on two guitars that it is hard to remember it comes from one of Schubert’s mostpianistic song accompaniments.

This is a vigorous, confident, young man’s song.

Peter J Billam

MayerhoferNachtstück

Schubert, op 36 no 2

arrangement (c) 1978 Peter J Billam

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4444

Berge sich derWenn über − bel Ne breitet,

und GewölkenLu − na mit kämpft,

22

so

22

Alte der nimmt seiner Harfe und wald −schreitet und singt wärts,ein −

und ge − "Dudämpft: − ge− heil’

Nacht, bald voll ist’s −

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4 Nachtstück, Schubert, op 36 no 2

arranged for guitar (c) 1978 Peter J Billam

Baldbracht. − ich ihn, denschlaf’

− lan gen− dermer, − Schlum

er − löst mich von − − Kum mer, derlem al

er − löst mich von − Kum lem − al

f dim . . .

mer. Du −

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Nacht ! − ge Baldheil ’

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ihn, ich denschlaf’


5Nachtstück, Schubert, op 36 no 2


− − genlan dermer, − Schlum

vonlöst mich er − − − derKum mer, lem al

vonlöst mich er − − Kum lem −al

f dim . . .

mer. " −

p decresc.

Die

3

pp legato . . .

− − Bäu grü nen me − Schlaf’rau schen dann:

− gu süss, du ter − dieMann ; al ter ,


6 Nachtstück, Schubert, op 36 no 2


− − lis pelnGrä ser − Wirfort : kend wan

− nensei cken − de − dieort ; he − Ru

− − Bäu grü nen me dann: schen − Schlaf’rau

− gu süss, du ter − undMann ; al ter

− − lie man cher be − ruft : Ogel Vo

inruhn lass ihn − Osen − gruft , Ra


7Nachtstück, Schubert, op 36 no 2


ruhn lass inihn − sen − gruft !Ra

dim . . .

Der

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− horcht,te Al

Der

dim . . .

− schweigt,te Al

Der zusich hat Tod

ge − neigt , ihm der hat sich zuTod

ge − neigt.ihm

dim . . .


Matthäus von CollinNacht und Träume



Sehr langsam.44

44

1 1 0

44

pp

42

3 0

0 1 1 4

4 3

24

24

23

13

l’geHei − − sinkestNacht du − der,nie

− wallen auch dienie der − me,Träu dein Mondlicht durch diewie

me,Räu − Men durch schen − der

stil − le, stil − le Brust. Die be −


9Nacht und Träume, Schubert, op 43 no 2


lau − schen sie mit− Die be −Lust ,

lau − schen sie mit− Lust,

Ru − fen erwacht,wenn der Tag wieder, heil’ge− Keh re

Nacht ! hol − Träume, − kehretde

der,wie − hol − Träu − de me wie keh − ret −

der.−


RochlitzAn die Laute



Etwas geschwind.68

p24 23 4

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01

3

13

3

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2 4 2 42

03

3

14

4

Lei − Lei − ser,ser, Nei − sind disch des

Lau − te,klei − ne Sö − hne,Nach − bars

0 2 2 0

stre, ichwas flü − im sterFen − und

dir te,ver − trau − Schö − je − ner ne,

2 1 0 1

03

dort je − nemzu flim − mert einnoch

− ster− Fen − sam− ein

hin.Licht.

412

4 3 1 34 3 1 3

11

10

21

11 3 1 4

432

02 0


11An die Laute, Schubert, op 81 no 2


wel − die Wie lenlei − noch Drum ser,

Lüf − san − tefter Lau − klei − ne te :

0 3 3 1

4 42

Mon − denglanz undverneh − dich me

men − dü − fte,Blu − Ver − trau − die te,

0 3 3 1

4 42

send’ es der Ge −Nach − a − barn ber

bie − ter − in,nicht,Nach − barn

3 2 0 2

der Ge −es send’

barn a − berNach −

13 1

bie − ter − in.

barn nicht.Nach − 4

2 1 4 2


Franz von SchlechtaFischerweise



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gen undSor − ke ausWer −

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gen mit− Mor rke, die− Stä


13Fischerweise, Schubert, op 96 no 4


leichtem Sinn den−Lebens Stärke

mitKahn , dielust ,

Sinn leichtem den Lebens −Stärke

Kahn.lust.

DaBald

pp

rings nochlagert bunt Ge −wird ein

de aufFrie − mel wim − in−

Flur und undWald Tie − fenal − len

erBach , undlaut ,

cresc . . .

seinemruft mit durch denpläschert

de dieLie − mel, derHim −

gold’ne SonneWasserin sich

erwach , undbaut ,

f

seinemmit ruft denplätschert durch

cresc . . .


14 Fischerweise, Schubert, op 96 no 4



dim . . .

Sonnegold’ne Wasserin sich

Dawach . Baldbaut .

pp

rings nochlagert bunt Ge −wird ein

de aufFrie − mel wim − in−

Flur und undWald Tiefenallen

erBach , undlaut ,

seinemmit ruft durch denplätschert


Sonnegold’ne Wasserin sich

wach.baut.

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pp




Doch

p

Netz willein wer

− len stel braucht Augen klar und mussgut, gleich heiter den

Wel − len, und wie sein diefrei undFlut , sein wie diefrei


16 Fischerweise, Schubert, op 96 no 4


Flut.

pp

Dort an − gelt auf der cke − dieBrü tinHir −

cresc . . .

schlau − er −ent Wicht ! sa − ge deiner Tü − cke , ent −

f

dei − nersa − ge −

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betrügst duFisch

leise . . .

Dortnicht .

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an − gelt auf der − cke dieBrü − tin,Hir schlauer Wicht! ent −

dei − nerge sa − − cke , Tü den− be − trügst duFisch nicht.

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Peter Billam was born in London in 1948, studied piano, and lived in Switzerland from 1973 to1983, where he studied composition, classical guitar, flute and voice, worked as Musical Directorof the Théâtre Populaire Romand, and as recording engineer, record producer and computerprogrammer. He moved to Tasmania in 1983, lectured in composition at the Conservatorium,conducted recorder ensembles and choirs, studied recorder, voice and harpsichord.He foundedwww.pjb.com.au, becoming the first composer to sell scores on-line, with on-line delivery,taking scores from Composer to Performer in one immediate step.Www.pjb.com.auoffers a newapproach to music publishing. These pieces arewritten to be read, made to be played !

Compositionsat www.pjb.com.auinclude:Five Short Pieces, guitar, 1979;Divisions on an ItalianGround, flute and guitar, 1980;De ProfundisandNacht, on poems by Lama Anagarika Govinda, voice andpiano, 1980;Fünf Bagatellen, piano, 1980;Five Rounds, choir, 1986; Go Forth and Multiply, choir, 1986;Three Violin Duets, 1987; Fable, for piano, 1987;To Erich Jantsch, SAATTB recorders, 1988;A Suite ofCurves, trombone (or horn) and piano, 1990;Two Recorder Duets, alto recorders, or other melodyinstruments, 1991;Tr ombone Quintet, trombone, flute, piano, bass, and percussion, 1994;Three Songs, onpoems by Jack Kerouac, Vikram Seth and Dylan Thomas, voice and piano (only the first and third of these areavailable), 1994; Piano Study, piano, 1994;Four Dances, various ensembles including recorder quartet,string quartet, 1995;The Poet in the Clouds, on a poem by S. T. Coleridge,SATB choir, 1995;Tr es Casidasdel Diván del Tamarit, on poems by Federico García Lorca, voice and piano, 1997;Three Suites, for thesolo line, piano, and piano and a solo line, 2000;Die Zeiten, on poems by Kästner, Bachman and Jünger,choir (only the second and third of these are available), 2000;Three Duetsfor flutes, 2001;For Four Handsforpiano four hands, 2002;Three Preludesfor piano, 2003;Second Solo Suitefor flute, violin, viola or cello,2003;Guitar Duetfor two guitars, 2006;We Who Mournfor choir, 2007; Trio With Guitar for guitar andtwo clarinets or two recorders or two violas, 2008;Canonsfor two- and four-hand piano, 2009;Flute Trio,2012;Ke yboard Studies, 2013.

Arrangements include: By J. S. Bach:Trio BWV 655, piano and flute;Vor deinen Thron BWV 668,piano;Fugue in F minor BWV 689, SATB recorders;Four Duets BWV 802-5, keyboard;Flute Sonata BWV1031transposed into G major for alto recorder and keyboard;Flute Sonata BWV 1032completed by PeterBillam for flute and keyboard, also in C major for alto recorder, and in G major for descant;Ricercare a 3,from the Musikalisches Opferfor keyboard; Ricercare a 6, for sSATBG recorders, or strings, or twokeyboards;Fuga Canonica in Epidiapentefor keyboard and melody instrument; from theArt of Fugue:Contrapuncti 1, 4 and9 for keyboard, andContrapunctus 14as completed by D. F. Tovey, for keyboard, orfor SATB recorders, or for strings;Passacaglia and Fugue in cfor piano four hands;Chorales with Descantfor melody instrument and piano;Cello Suites I, II and III for flute or alto recorder, Forty Chorales forpiano,Der Geist hilftfor SATB-SATB recorders. By Johannes Brahms:Fugue in Ab minor for organ, forSATB recorders and gamba, in A minor;Choralvorspiele for organplus settings by Isaac, Bach, Praetorius,recorders. John Carr, Divisions on an Italian Ground, flute or recorder and guitar. By G. F. Händel:Concerto Grosso in A minorop 6 no 4, harpsichord and recorders;Recorder Sonata in Bbno 5, in G fortenor recorder and keyboard. Claudio Monteverdi, Ecco Mormorar l’Onde, SSATB recorders.By ArnoldSchoenberg:Verklärte Nacht for piano. By Franz Schubert:Four Songs, voice and guitar;Dances,recorders and guitar, Dances, piano 4 hands.Scriabin, Two Preludes op.67; Five Preludes op.74, piano.Telemann, Twelve Flute Fantasias, recorder. John Wilbye, Draw on sweet Night, SSATTB recorders, andfor flute choir. Twelve Italian Songs, voice and guitar;Fourteen Folk Dance Tunes, recorder and guitar;Bushband Dances, violin, piano accordeon and banjo;Easy Classical Pieces, Bb trumpet and piano.

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