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Ein Esel und das Nussbaumholz
Staff Notation • Secular, Lieder
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Different typesettings and voicings of the same work. This page shows the main edition; the others are below.
SATB · Pothárn Imre
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Ein Esel und das Nussbaumholz by Orlando di Lasso — Lyrics
Ein Esel und das Nussbaumholz
darzu ein Weib prächtig und stolz
kommen mit Art ganz überein,
dann wo nit Schläg vorhanden sein
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About Ein Esel und das Nussbaumholz
Orlando di Lasso’s Ein Esel und das Nussbaumholz paints a vivid, humorous picture of domestic life. The German text compares a donkey and a walnut tree to a wife, suggesting that just as a donkey needs a stick and a walnut tree needs to be beaten to produce fruit, a wife needs discipline. The composer’s SATB setting captures the wry, earthy sentiment of the Lieder text. It is a secular work from a prolific master of Renaissance part-music, showcasing his skill in setting vernacular texts with wit and musical substance.
