b. 1900d. 1985
Hermann Reutter
Hermann Reutter was a German composer who set several American poems in his art songs, including the poetry of Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes.
Photo: Hermann Reutter, 1979.
Audio
“Lied Für Ein Dunkles Mädchen” (“Song For a Dark Girl”) (from “My Dark Hands”)
Thomas Hampson (baritone) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)2:17
“Trommel” (“Drum”) (from “My Dark Hands”)
Thomas Hampson (baritone) & Malcolm Martineau (piano)1:11
About
Reutter’s compositions began to gain popularity outside of Europe in the mid-20th century.
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Songs
My Dark Hands1957Hermann ReutterLangston Hughes, Arna BontempsMinstrel Man1957 · My Dark HandsHermann ReutterLangston HughesDrum1957 · My Dark HandsHermann ReutterLangston HughesDark Girl1957 · My Dark HandsHermann ReutterArna BontempsWhen Sue Wears Red1957 · My Dark HandsHermann ReutterLangston HughesSong For a Dark Girl1957 · My Dark HandsHermann ReutterLangston Hughes
Records
2001
I Hear America Singing
Ernst Bacon, Jean Berger, Paul Bowles, Henry T. Burleigh, Stephen Foster, Ernest Gold, Charles Griffes, Richard Hageman, Sergius Kagen, Charles Martin Loeffler, Edward MacDowell, Charles Naginski, John Jacob Niles, Hermann Reutter, Frédéric Louis Ritter, Ned Rorem, William Grant Still, Hugo Weisgall, Tennessee Williams
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