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The First Walpurgis Night, op. 60 Ballade by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn 4-Part - Sheet Music

By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn

During the summer of 1799, Goethe wrote his ballad"Die erste Walpurgisnacht"and asked his friend Carl Friedrich Zelter to set the work to music. Zelter however, felt unable to do this, and so Goethe's wish was only realised thirty years later by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The"heavenly words"of the pagan ballads had impressed the composer so much after a visit to Weimar, that he was inspired to set them to music. In 1832 the composition took shape and was performed a year later in the Sing-Akademie in Berlin.Mendelssohn was, however, unhappy with the first version of the work and held it back, until he decided on a radical revision of the work ten years after its premiere. "Die erste Walpurgisnacht"was first performed in 1843 in Leipzig, in the presence of Robert Schumann and Hector Berlioz, in the form in which the work is still performed today. The publication of this edition by John Michael Cooper makes the work available in an Urtext edition for the first time. The edition reflects the latest state of research, and the volume includes a Critical Commentary.- One of Mendelssohn's most important secular works in an edition reflecting the latest research findings- Barenreiter Urtext for the Mendelssohn anniversary year 2009- Critical Commentary (Eng)

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Instrument:
Double Bass Piano Accompaniment Tenor Voice Alto Voice Baritone Voice Bass Voice Voice Solo
Ensembles:
4-Part SATB Mixed Choir
Genres:
Romantic Period
Composers:
Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Publishers:
Baerenreiter Verlag
ISBN:
9790006534876
Format:
Vocal Score
Item types:
Physical
Artist:
Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Arrangers:
Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Usages:
School and Community
Size:
10.63 x 7.48 inches
Shipping Weight:
0.88 pounds

Alto voice solo, tenor voice solo, baritone voice solo, bass voice solo, SATB choir, piano (Alto Voice Solo, Tenor Voice Solo, BarSolo, Bass Voice Solo, SATB Choir, 2 Fl, Fl-picc, 2 Ob, 2 clarinet, 2 bassoon, 2 Hn, 2 Trp, 3trombone, timpani, Tr-Gr, Be, 2 Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass) - Level 3

SKU: BA.BA09072-90

Ballade by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. Edited by John Michael Cooper. Arranged by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn. This edition: urtext edition. Paperback. Barenreiter Urtext. Vocal Score. Opus 60. Duration 35 minutes. Baerenreiter Verlag #BA09072-90. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag (BA.BA09072-90).

ISBN 9790006534876. 10.63 x 7.48 inches. Text Language: German, English. Preface: John Michael Cooper. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

During the summer of 1799, Goethe wrote his ballad"Die erste Walpurgisnacht"and asked his friend Carl Friedrich Zelter to set the work to music. Zelter however, felt unable to do this, and so Goethe's wish was only realised thirty years later by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The"heavenly words"of the pagan ballads had impressed the composer so much after a visit to Weimar, that he was inspired to set them to music. In 1832 the composition took shape and was performed a year later in the Sing-Akademie in Berlin.

Mendelssohn was, however, unhappy with the first version of the work and held it back, until he decided on a radical revision of the work ten years after its premiere.

"Die erste Walpurgisnacht"was first performed in 1843 in Leipzig, in the presence of Robert Schumann and Hector Berlioz, in the form in which the work is still performed today.

The publication of this edition by John Michael Cooper makes the work available in an Urtext edition for the first time. The edition reflects the latest state of research, and the volume includes a Critical Commentary.


- One of Mendelssohn's most important secular works in an edition reflecting the latest research findings
- Barenreiter Urtext for the Mendelssohn anniversary year 2009
- Critical Commentary (Eng)

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Instrument:
Strings Double Bass Piano and Keyboard Piano Accompaniment Vocal Voice Tenor Voice Vocal Voice Alto Voice Vocal Voice Baritone Voice Vocal Voice Bass Voice Vocal Voice Voice Solo
Artists:
Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
Ensemble:
4-Part SATB Mixed Choir
Publisher:
Baerenreiter Verlag