Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel (Anton Schindler)
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- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2024-02-10). Score information: A4, 1 page, 30 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The original version taken from the image on the Beethoven Haus website.
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2024-02-10). Score information: A4, 1 page, 29 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: Note values halved and transposed down a minor third.
General Information
Title: Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel
Composer: Anton Schindler
Lyricist: Anton Schindler
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: 4 equal voices
Genre: Secular, Canon
Language: German
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1843
Description:
Canon originally attributed to Ludwig van Beethoven, WoO 162, assumed to have been written for his friend Johann Nepomuk Mälzel, to honour him for the invention of the metronome. According to the Beethoven Haus experts, it was very probably composed by Schindler, who took a theme from Beethoven's 8th Symphony and attributed the canon to Beethoven.
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Original text and translations
German text
Ta, ta, ta, lieber Mälzel, leben Sie wohl, Banner der Zeit, großer Metronom.