Goethe Settings By Johann Friedrich Reichardt and Carl Friedrich Zelter: Text, Music and Performance Possibilities Page: 63
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D-flat major in mm. 31-32. The song then returns to the home key of B-flat major resolutely on
the words Hier sitz ich, forme Menschen (Here I sit forming mankind).
Though there are no further key changes, there is one final section of harmonic instability
in mm. 46-48. In the melody line, Reichardt paints the text zu leiden (to suffer), zu weinen (to
weep) as a sigh-motive with falling minor seconds while the accompaniment continues in B-flat
major. These falling passages basically function as written-out appoggiaturas articulating strong
emotion. These cause the song to sound in the minor mode though it is actually in major
(Example 12).
Example 12 Reichardt, Prometheus, excerpt of falling minor seconds
illustrating a sigh motive.
zu lei - den, zu vei - nen, zue ge - nies - sen
The singer will obviously perform this lied with sturdy conviction and clear declamation
emphasizing emotions of anger, defiance, sadness, arrogance, and resolve. Key words and
cadential points afford opportunities for proper textual accentuation through the use of dotting or
appoggiaturas. The singer should be careful to ensure these embellishments are not gratuitous,
but specifically contribute to a clear rendering of the text, vocal line, and proper emotions of the
poem.63
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Moore, Wes C. Goethe Settings By Johann Friedrich Reichardt and Carl Friedrich Zelter: Text, Music and Performance Possibilities, dissertation, August 2012; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc149641/m1/70/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .