Schwergewicht
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Schwergewicht, oder Die Ehre der Nation (Heavyweight or The Glory of The Nation) is a burleske Operette with text and music by Ernst Krenek, his Op. 55 and (with Der Diktator and Das geheime Königreich) the third of his 1928 one-acters. This satirical skit (as the composer was to call it in Horizons Circled) was provoked by the German ambassador's comment that sports heroes – and not artists – were the true ambassadors of nations, and the title character Ochsenschwanz ("oxtail") is a reference to the boxer Max Schmeling.
Schwergewicht | |
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Burleske Operette by Ernst Krenek | |
Translation | Heavyweight |
Other title | Schwergewicht, oder Die Ehre der Nation |
Librettist | Krenek |
Language | German |
Premiere |
Like Jonny spielt auf, it makes frequent allusions to jazz, both in its use of percussion and banjo and in its "Tempo di Blues". There is even a nod to Mendelssohn's Wedding March (see example).