O rest in the lord, by felix mendelssohn is from the oratorio elijah, op. Reconstructing the career of felix mendelssohn, leon botstein in mendelssohn and his world, ed. Felix mendelssohn elijah san francisco choral society. Please consult the manual of style for creating composer work lists. See also denn er hat seinen engeln befohlen uber dir felix mendelssohn, created before this oratorio and that has then taken place in it. Il est le petitfils du philosophe moses mendelssohn. Soprano2 mendelssohn elijah 28 lift thine eyes score. Mendelssohn s elijah is an oratorio for satb soli, satb chorus, orchestra and organ, with the text derived from the lutheran bible by julius schubring the english version of the text was translated by william bartholemew. Choral, piano sheet music book by felix bartholdy mendelssohn 18091847. The english version of the text was translated by william bartholemew. The title role, sung by a baritone or bass, requires a nearly operatic range of emotional expression for the arias. The item youve selected was not added to your cart.
I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Elijah part i drought the ominous prologue marked grave in the score to mendelssohn s elijah. Overture to elijah, arrangement for piano duet 1847 few works by mendelssohn have reflected the composers shifting critical reception as compellingly as the oratorio elijah. As god the lord of israel introduction from elijah bass solo. Elijah is probably the most dramatic oratorio ever written crowded with stirring action and music which claims attention. Elijah in full score dover vocal scores mendelssohn, felix on. Hailed after its english premieres in 1846 and 1847 as a seminal masterpiece, elijah remained a popular cornerstone in the oratorio repertory, though it withstood a later assault as the work. Mendelssohns elijah, conducted by ann howard jones youtube.
Containing the music of the principal solos, duets, and choruses see other formats mendelssohn bartholdy, felix c elias. Mendelssohn op70 elijah 31 o rest in the lord score. Felix mendelssohn elijah vocal score satb soli choral. Scoring soli satb, coro satb, 2 fl, 2 ob, 2 clt, 2 fg, 4 cor, 2 tr, 3 trb, oficleide, timp, 2 vl, va, vc, cb, org. Binding worn, with some brown discoloration throughout score, particularly at margins. Help this american cultural icon survive with a gift to the ny phil plays on emergency fund. A list of works in the composer category that are not included here can be found on this page. English oratorio libretto, elijah presented to gbe library of tbe university of toronto bs bertram 1ft. Shop and buy elijah vocal score, complete sheet music. Soli, chorus and orchestra felix mendelssohn bartholdy. Elijah, modeled on the oratorios of bach and handel, perfects the use of the orchestra and chorus reflecting mendelssohn s genius as a composer.
Notes these files are part of the werner icking music collection. Mendelssohn elijah performed march 9, 1997 when the directors of the birmingham festival commissioned felix mendelssohn to compose and conduct a new oratorio in 1846, the thirtyeight year old composer had long been the most celebrated musician in europe. The ominous prologue marked grave in the score to mendelssohns elijah. Felix mendelssohn elijah vocal score satb soli choral organ sheet music book. Mendelssohn elijah op70 15 cast thy burden score youtube. November 4, 1847 was a german composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period.
Elijah by felix mendelssohn choral full score item. Score soli, mixted choir and accompaniment soli, mixted choir. He will always be the bane of complacency and smugness. The oratorio presents episodes from the story of the biblical prophet elijah. He that shall endure to the end, shall be saved 206. Consolation mendelssohn felix mendelssohnbartholdy. Arise, elijah, for thou hast a long journey before thee 157.
Mendelssohn, the second elijah, schima kaufman, tudor publishing, ny, 1936. Help lord felix mendelssohn bartholdy 18091847 help, lord. Mendelssohn elijah download free sheet music and scores scorser. It depicts events in the life of the biblical prophet elijah, taken from the books 1 kings and 2 kings of the old testament. Elijah in german, elias is an oratorio written by felix mendelssohn in 1846 for the birmingham festival. Elijah is regarded as a milestone in mendelssohn s compositional output and as a high point in the oratorio literature of the 19th century.
Satb or ssaattbb with ssaattb soli choral vocal score. Felix mendelssohn elijah chor in full score orchestra choral satb satb, orchestra sheet music. This new novello choral edition of the vocal score contains comprehensive performance notes and detailed editorial markings and suggestions, as edited by michael pilkington. Now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. The popular vocal score for mendelssohn s elijah is shown below rehearsal recordings to help learn your voice part soprano, alto, tenor, bass are described below full video version to hear the work in full is also below the novellopilkington edition of mendelssohn s elijah. Elijah vocal score, complete by felix bartholdy mendelssohn.
Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn was born in the german city of hamburg on 3. For 2 soprano voices, 2 alto voices, tenor voice, and 2 bass voices soli, satb choir piano chorus and piano. Mendelssohn s famous oratorio, elijah, was written in 1846 and depicts various events in the life of the biblical prophet elijah, taken from the books 1 kings and 2 kings in the old testament. The grandson of the philosopher moses mendelssohn, he was born to a notable jewish family which later converted to. Alto mendelssohn elijah 28 lift thine eyes score duration. Score mendelssohn elijah op70 no1 help lord youtube. Follow along with the firstedition score of beethovens fifth symphony used in the philharmonics first performance, on december 7, 1842. It depicts various events in the life of the biblical prophet. Mendelssohn composed his second great oratorio just a year before his premature death. Mendelssohn op70 elijah 29 he watching over israel. The work is written for four vocal soloists bassbaritone, tenor, alto. Felix mendelssohn, in full jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy, born february 3, 1809, hamburg germanydied november 4, 1847, leipzig, german composer, pianist, musical conductor, and teacher, one of the mostcelebrated figures of the early romantic period. Oratorio in two parts vocal score felix mendelssohn, hermann kretzschmar on. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy is the romantic composer usually known by the name felix mendelssohn.
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