Written in the early years of Ludwig van Beethoven�s (1770-1827) career, Mit M�deln sich vertragen is a setting of a poem by the same name penned by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written for the 1776 play Claudine von Villa Bella. Composed sometime between 1790-1792 for solo bass voice and ensemble, it may have been written with German actor and operatic bass Joseph Lux in mind, as the two were members of a group traveling together to Mergentheim, Germany in September and October of 1791. The text discusses the ease with which the speaker agrees with women, yet their difficulties �getting along� with men � at a point, even recounting a brawl with colorful onomatopoeia. Instrumentation: 0.2.0.0: 2.0.0.0: Str (4-4-3-3-3 in set): Solo Bass (available separately).