Story Behind The Song
Froberger was a court composer of Emperor Ferdinand III in Vienna. The Emperor, who loved music, was not only the employer but also a friend of Froberger. After Feridnand's death in 1657, Froberger wrote this tombeaux in a form of a lament but with a very optimistic ending. This highly rhetorical piece finishes with th F major chord rising through more than two octaves and this symbolises the Emperor's sould going straight to heaven.
Song Description
In a form of a French tombeaux, this Lamentation represents stylus phantasticus, free, improvisatory and imaginative style of Baroque music. Performed on a harpsichord (solo).
| Song Length |
5:34 |
Genre |
Classical - Baroque, Classical - Baroque |
| Tempo |
Tempo Undefined |
Lead Vocal |
Instrumental |
| Mood |
Heartbreaking, Troubled |
Subject |
Regret, Sadness |
| Era |
1600 - 1699 |
| |
Lyrics
Johan Jakob Froberger - Lamentation faite sur la mort très douloureuse de Sa Majesté Imperial Ferdinand III, et se joue lentement avec discrétion. An 1657.