It is written for six-part choir (altos and basses divided into two) and an orchestra comprising two flutes (one doubling piccolo), two oboes, two B-flat clarinets, two bassoons, double bassoon, two French horns in D, two French horns in F, two trumpets, alto, tenor and bass trombones, tuba, timpani and strings.
| Original Name | Gesang der Parzen |
| Librettist | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Iphigenie auf Tauris) |
| Date of composition | 1882 |
| Premiered | 1882, December 10th in Basle, Switzerland |
| First published | 1883, N. Simrock in Berlin, Germany |
| Type | Secular choral |
| Tonality | F Major |
| Catalogue | Op. 89 |
| Approx. duration | 12 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Chorus/Choir
Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Johannes Brahms: Song of the Fates en fa majeur, Op. 89 Johannes Brahms: Song of the Fates in fa maggiore, Op. 89 Johannes Brahms: Song of the Fates F-dur, Op. 89 |