Happy End Songspiel
Suite from Happy End arranged by David Drew (1975)
for mezzo, tenor, baritone and additional voices ad lib., with instrumental ensemble.

Song list

Prologue (Bilbao-Song)

1) Songs of Hellfire and Repentance
Fürchte dich nicht
Die Ballade von der Höllenlili
Das Lied vom Branntweinhändler
Der Matrosen-Song
Bruder, gib dir einen Stoss

2) Songs of Love and Innocence
Der Song von Mandelay
In der Jugend gold'nen Schimmer
Surabaya-Johnny

3) Songs of the Rival Armies
Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes
Geht hinein in die Schlacht
Das Lied von der harten Nuss
Hosiannah Rockefeller
Der kleine Leutnant des lieben Gottes

Performance Information

Orchestra: alto sax (fl, picc, cl), ten. sax (bass sax, cl); tpt, tbn; banjo (Hawaiian guitar or mandolin, accordion or bandoneon, bass guitar); piano (harmonium), perc (2nd tpt).
Duration: 35 minutes
First performance: September 12, 1975, Berlin, Berliner Festwochen, Mary Thomas, Meriel Dickinson, Philip Langridge, Ian Partridge, Benjamin Luxon, vocalists, London Sinfonietta, David Atherton, cond.

Recordings

 

LP DG 2563 585
DG 459 442-2
DG 463 529-2
Mary Thomas, Meriel Dickenson, mezzos
Phillip Langridge, Ian Partridge, tenors
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
The London Sinfonietta
David Atherton, cond.