On the Rhine, 1851
Series titleDüsseldorfer Lieder-Album (Song Album): 6 Songs with Pianoforte Accompaniment
ArtistHenry Ritter,
Montréal
1816–1853
Düsseldorf
AuthorWolfgang Müller von Königswinter,
Königswinter
1816–1873
Neuenahr
Komponist*inJulius Rietz,
Berlin
1812–1877
Dresden
Publishing houseArnz & Co.,
1816–1859
Chromolithograph
Sheet dimensions36,5 × 49 cm
Status
on display, room 009.1The "Düsseldorfer Lieder-Album" (Düsseldorf Song Album) is based on six poems by various German writers. Commissioned by the publishing house Arnz & Co. in 1851, the writings were set to music by contemporary composers such as Robert Schumann and Julius Rietz, former conductor of the Düsseldorf City Theatre, and illustrated by well-known local artists. The first lines of text and opening bars of the songs are shown at the top of the pieces. If you turn the illustrated pages, you will find sheets with musical notation on which the complete lyrics are printed.
AccessionAcquisition 1919
ProvenanceBürmann CollectionInventory number80505183b
Contact
sammlung@kunstpalast.de