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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 – 1847)

Elijah op. 70

Bärenreiter Urtext

5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra

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Details

For
5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Product Type
Double bass (orchestral part)
Author / Composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Editor
Douglass Seaton
Product number
564341
Duration
2 Minutes

Description

Immediately after completing “St. Paul” in 1836, Mendelssohn mulled over the idea of composing a further oratorio. However a whole decade elapsed before the composition of “Elijah” which takes as its theme the story of the Biblical prophet from the 1st Book of Kings. When he received the invitation to write a major work for the Birmingham Music Festival, Mendelssohn finally embarked on work on the oratorio. “Elijah” was premiered in 1846 in Birmingham with great success and has enjoyed great pop...

Content

  • Preface / Vorwort
  • Verzeichnis der Nummern / Index of Numbers
  • Elias / Elijah:
  • Erster Teil / First Part
  • Zweiter Teil / Second Part
  • Anhang / Appendix