Ich wandre durch Theresienstadt

Key

D Major

Range

A3 - B4

Tempo

Quarter note = 100

(This tempo is debatable. I recommend it around 70-80 BPM to feel the full emotional weight of this song.)

Accompaniment characteristics

Harmonic support for the singer due to the constant, flowing eighth-note pattern.

Pedagogical challenges

• Requires navigation of primo passaggio.

• Intervals of sixths.

• Repetitive melody requires singer to differentiate verses.

  
  

Language difficulties

• Use of [ç] and [x]

• Diphthongs [ae] and [ao]

• [ɛ] and [e]

• Mixed vowels [Y] and [ø].

  
  

Dramatic content

Incredibly heavy. Singer must be able to appropriately and respectfully convey the horrors of living in Theresienstadt. Great for singers who either already connect deeply with text or need to improve in this area.