Early Songs
Creative Team
Choreographer
Eliot Feld
Lighting Designer
Costume Designer
Running Time
32 min
Music
Composer
Composition
“Traum durch die Dämmerung” and “Nachtgang” from Drei Lieder, Op. 29
“Seitdem dein Aug’ in meines schaute” and “Ständchen” from Sechs Lieder, Op. 17
“Der Stern” from Fünf kleine Lieder, Op. 69
“Ruhe, meine Seele” and “Morgen!” from Vier Lieder, Op. 27
“Wozu noch, Mädchen” and “Schön sind, doch kalt” from Sechs Lieder aus ‘Lotosblätter,’ Op. 19
“Herr Lenz” from Sechs Lieder, Op. 37
“All mein’ Gedanken” and “Ach weh mir unglückhaften Mann” from Schlichte Weisen, Op. 21
“Nichts” and “Die Nacht” from Acht Gedichte aus “Letzte Blätter,” Op. 10
Premiere
Date
April 2, 1970Location
Brooklyn Academy of Music (Brooklyn, NY)Company
American Ballet CompanyPremiere Cast
Credits & Notes
Early Songs was made possible through a grant from The Corbett Foundation and also with the assistance of The National Endowment for the Arts, and The New York State Council on the Arts.
Media
Copyright Notice
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