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For alto voice and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for alto voice and guitar
Instrumentation |
Contralto, Countertenor, Classical guitar |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Translator |
David W Solomons |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Language |
English, German |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
2'40 |
Year of composition |
1973 |
Genre |
Classical/Song |
One of six arrangements of a song written in 1973 which I based on a poem by Otto Wanke
Versions are available for guitar with alto voice (with the words as below), cor anglais, flute, clarinet, viola or violin
My performance of the original song can be heard here in the vocal version
The zip file here contains the full score and also the guitar part as a seprate pdf
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
For violin and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for violin and guitar
Instrumentation |
Violin, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
3'0 |
One of six arrangements of a song written in 1973 which I based on a poem by Otto Wanke
Versions are available for guitar with alto voice (with the words as below), cor anglais, flute, clarinet, viola or violin
My performance of the original song can be heard in the vocal version -
the rest of the sound samples - in which I have given the melody instrument a few variations - are electronic perviews
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
For viola and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for viola and guitar
Instrumentation |
Viola, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
3'0 |
One of six arrangements of a song written in 1973 which I based on a poem by Otto Wanke
Versions are available for guitar with alto voice (with the words as below), cor anglais, flute, clarinet, viola or violin
My performance of the original song can be heard in the vocal version -
the rest of the sound samples - in which I have given the melody instrument a few variations - are electronic perviews
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
For clarinet and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for clarinet and guitar
Instrumentation |
Clarinet, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
3'0 |
One of six arrangements of a song written in 1973 which I based on a poem by Otto Wanke
Versions are available for guitar with alto voice (with the words as below), cor anglais, flute, clarinet, viola or violin
My performance of the original song can be heard in the vocal version -
the rest of the sound samples - in which I have given the melody instrument a few variations - are electronic perviews
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
For flute and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for flute and guitar
Instrumentation |
Flute, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
3'0 |
One of six arrangements of a song written in 1973 which I based on a poem by Otto Wanke
Versions are available for guitar with alto voice (with the words as below), cor anglais, flute, clarinet, viola or violin
My performance of the original song can be heard in the vocal version -
the rest of the sound samples - in which I have given the melody instrument a few variations - are electronic perviews
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
For cor anglais and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for cor anglais and guitar
Instrumentation |
Cor anglais, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
3'0 |
One of six arrangements of a song written in 1973 which I based on a poem by Otto Wanke
Versions are available for guitar with alto voice (with the words as below), cor anglais, flute, clarinet, viola or violin
It is performed here by Ágnes Jakab (cor anglais) and András Csáki (guitar)
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
For flute quartet
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for flute quartet
Instrumentation |
Flute, Alto Flute, Bass Flute |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Key |
C minor |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
2'35 |
Year of composition |
2014 |
This arrangement of my song Feuer und Wasser is for two standard flutes, 1 alto flute and 1 bass flute
Various other versions for instrument and guitar and for voice and guitar are also available
The sound sample is performed by Nancy Tyler - multitracking on flute, alto flute and bass flute
For wind quartet
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for wind quartet
Instrumentation |
Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon, Oboe |
Scored for |
Quartet |
Type of score |
Full score, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Duration |
2'40 |
Year of composition |
2014 |
The original song Feuer und Wasser (Fire and Water) is based on a poem of teenage angst and resignation
(various versions available on musicaneo)
I have since made an extended arrangement for flute quartet
which is available at
http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/sm-184302_feuer_und_wasser.html#197154
and this wind quartet version is based on that flute quartet with some of the melodic material switched
between the various instruments
The zip file contains score and parts
For oboe d'amore and guitar
Title by uploader: Feuer und Wasser for oboe d'amore and guitar
Instrumentation |
Oboe d'amore, Classical guitar |
Scored for |
Duo |
Type of score |
Score for two performers, Parts |
Publisher |
David W Solomons |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Year of composition |
2019 |
An arrangement of a song that I wrote in 1973 based on a poem by Otto Wanke
The pdf file contains score and parts
The sound sample is an electronic preview
The poem is a somewhat resigned teenage-angst song of unrequited love.
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen
Das Feuer das mit heller Flamme leuchtet
das seine Umgebung anzünden möchte
das knistert.
Das Wasser das gemächlich vor sich hinfliesst
das sich nur langsam erwärmen lässt,
das sucht
das sucht
Ich muss mich damit abfinden
dass Feuer und Wasser nicht zusammen passen.
© Otto Wanke
My English version:
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together
Hot fire whose great flames flare up so brightly
which wants to set light
to all things around it
spits fiercely
Cool water smoothly flows ahead so slowly
and takes so long to warm up
and seeps
in search
in search
I must settle my mind on this
that fire and water do not go together.
©David W Solomons
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