Schicksalslied

Schicksalslied
Choral composition by Johannes Brahms
The composer c. 1866
EnglishSong of Destiny
Opus54
Textby Friedrich Hölderlin
LanguageGerman
Composed1868 (1868)–1871
Performed18 October 1871 (1871-10-18)
Duration15 minutes
Movements3
Scoring
  • mixed choir
  • orchestra

The Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny), Op. 54, is an orchestrally accompanied choral setting of a poem written by Friedrich Hölderlin and is one of several major choral works written by Johannes Brahms.