Die Nacht (Strauss)

"Die Nacht" ("The Night") is an art song composed by Richard Strauss in 1885, setting a poem by the Austrian poet Hermann von Gilm. It was included in the first collection of songs Strauss ever published, as Op. 10 in 1885 (which included also "Zueignung"). The song is written for voice and piano.

Die Nacht
Lied by Richard Strauss
The Starry Night
by Vincent van Gogh, 1889
EnglishThe Night
CatalogueTrV 141
Opus10
TextPoem by Hermann von Gilm
LanguageGerman
Composed1885
DedicationHeinrich Vogl
ScoringVoice and piano
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