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Chorus (with soloists) and piano SKU: BR.CHB-16001 Urtext from the new Brahms Complete Edition. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Edited by Bernd Wiechert. Choir. Chor-Bibliothek (Choral Library). Song; Romantic; Late-romantic. Sheet Music. 48 pages. Duration 18'. Breitkopf and Haertel #ChB 16001. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.CHB-16001). ISBN 9790004413289. 7.5 x 10.5 inches. The song cycle Zigeunerlieder (Gypsy Songs) by Johannes Brahms consists of eleven settings of Hungarian folk songs in a German adaptation by Hugo Conrat, which, according to the composer, "could be understood to form a novel-like structure." Four more of these were later published as part of the Six Quartets op. 112 (CHB 16000). The cycle originated in a relatively short time in February 1888 and went into print in October 1888, as the editor of the respective volume of the new Brahms complete edition is explaining in detail in the preface. In a way, the Zigeunerlieder op. 103 form the exotic counterpart of the Liebeslieder (Love Songs) op. 52 and op. 65 and the vocal counterpart of the Hungarian Dances. Although Brahms had conceived them for vocal quartets in domestic use, public performances with choirs already happened during his lifetime. This tradition continues until today, taking advantage of modern grand pianos with a larger volume to enable a larger choral scoring.