About this work
An Sylvia D.891, composed in 1826, sets a German translation of Shakespeare’s poem Who is Silvia? The vocal line moves with direct grace while the piano punctuates the questions and launches each stanza with short ascending figures.
Returns are not simple copies: the accompaniment changes register, dynamics broaden the portrait and the cadence acquires greater momentum. Yet the melody remains clear, sustained by light diction and a moderate dance-like pulse.
Speak each stanza in rhythm before joining the piano. Keep consonants brief so that the line remains fluid, and prepare small phrase accelerations together; the accompaniment should answer the voice rather than impose a rigid mechanism.
What the document containsDocument: The download is a ZIP archive containing 2 PDF files. A MIDI file also helps locate the continuity and entries. The 2 PDFs present the complete song for voice and piano first in German and then in English, totalling 4 pages.The historical record marks the work and file as public domain but does not document the editor or exact provenance of this copy. The file preserved by LesPartitions.info can be compared with the reference catalogue. Following that check, LesPartitions.info separates established facts from information that remains incomplete.