Details
SCHUMANN, Robert (1810-1856). AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF RESIGNATION, opus 83 no. 1, the title page with the autograph inscription Resignation von J.B. and signed with a monogram, four pages, 48 bars, black ink, the three leaves unbound with raised blind relief borders, oblong quarto, 230 x 294mm., (very slight discoloration to the edges, the outer pages with heavier soiling), [Dresden, April 1850]
The song, composed in April 1850 while the Schumanns were living in Dresden, is a setting of a text by Julius Buddeus, the J.B. of the inscription, who was also responsible for the text of Die Meerfee. It was published in July 1850 by Schuberth & Co., with the other two songs in Drei Gesänge, opus 83.
The song, composed in April 1850 while the Schumanns were living in Dresden, is a setting of a text by Julius Buddeus, the J.B. of the inscription, who was also responsible for the text of Die Meerfee. It was published in July 1850 by Schuberth & Co., with the other two songs in Drei Gesänge, opus 83.
Literature
Eric Sams, The Songs of Robert Schumann, London, 1969, no. 189, p.232
Kurt Hofman, Die Erstdrucke der Werke von Robert Schumann, Schneider, 1979, p.183
Kurt Hofman, Die Erstdrucke der Werke von Robert Schumann, Schneider, 1979, p.183