Begrüßung, MWV D 2 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Work Title Begrüßung
Alternative. Title Humboldt-Kantate (for male chorus and winds)
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. MWV D 2
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 11
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 sections:
1. Chorus: Willkommen rufen wir euch froh entgegen (55 bars)
1a. Recitative (bass): Aus alter grauser Nacht (46 bars)
2. Chorus: Laut tobt des wilden Krampfes Wut (101 bars)
3. Recitative (tenor): Halt ein! (7 bars)
4. Arioso (tenor): Da bricht des Lichtes wunderbare Klarheit (34 bars)
5. Chorus and Tenor solo: Jetzt wirken und schaffen (139 bars)
6. Recitative (bass and tenor): Und wie der große Bau der Welt (18 bars)
7. Chorus: Ja segne Herr, was wir bereiten (147 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1828
First Performance. 1828-09-18 in Berlin
First Publication. 1930 - Leipzig
Librettist Ludwig Rellstab (1799-1860)
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 25 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation male choir and solos, low orchestra
InstrDetail
Voices: tenor, bass; male choir (TTBB)
Orchestra: 2 clarinets (A), 2 horns (D), 2 trumpets (D), timpani, cellos, basses
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  • Composed at the request of Alexander von Humboldt for the opening ceremony of a conference of naturalists and medics held in Berlin in 1828.