A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op.61 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Wedding March (No.9)

For Violin, Cello and Accordion (Teuling)
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For Organ (Dubois)
Publisher Info. Alexander Brock, 2017.
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For Organ (Gouin)
Publisher Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2017
Performers MIDI file by Pierre Gouin
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Marcia funebre (No.10)

For Organ (Gouin)
Publisher Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2018
Performers MIDI file by Pierre Gouin
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Sheet Music

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Editor First edition
Language German / English
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1848]. Plate 7774.
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Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 15
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 117.
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Language German / English
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1878]. Plate 6056.
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Editor Irina Iordan (1910–1976)
Translator M. Losinky, Russian text
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1960. Plate М. 27854 Г.
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Scherzo (No.1)

Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.(ca.1940). Plate М. 12912 Г.
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Intermezzo (No.5)

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880). Plate Part. B. 294.
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Notturno (No.7)

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, No.4496, n.d.
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Wedding March (No.9)

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880).
Reprinted Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.
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Parts

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11 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A, B♭, C) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (E, D, A, G) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E, D, C), 3 (C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Alto, Tenor, Bass), Ophicleïde (Tuba) • Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880).
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Scherzo (No.1)

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Editor Orfeo Mandozzi
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Orfeo Mandozzi 15.5.2015
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Wedding March (No.9)

9 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭), 1, 2 (C) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2 (G), 1, 2 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (B♭), 1, 2, 3 (C) • Trombone 1, 2 (bass clef; Alto, Tenor), 3, Ophicleide • Percussion (Cymbals, Timpani) • Violins I, II • Violas, Cellos, Basses

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880).
Transposed parts reprinted from a copyist's manuscript (Luck's Music Library, n.d.)
Reprinted Detroit: Luck's Music Library, n.d.
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Editor Jane Vivienne Thomas
Publisher. Info. Jane Thomas, 2018.
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Vocal Scores

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, No.146, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate 13199.
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Language French / English
Translator Victor Wilder (1835–1892), French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 11, 273.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog K 09746.
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Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846–1901), piano reduction
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, No.1751, n.d. Plate 8717a.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano
Arranger unknown
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Ikelmer & Cie., n.d.[1867]. Plate A.I. et Cie. 2680.
Reprinted London: A. Hammond, n.d. Plate 2680.
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For Small Orchestra (Pötzsch)
Arranger Wilhelm Pötzsch
Engraver Leipzig: Pickenhahn.
Publisher. Info. Casino, No.56: Drei Favoritstücke
Munich: Aibl, n.d.[1878]. Plate 2290.
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Vilbac, Schulz, Plock)
For Violin and Piano (Ernst)
For Piano 4 Hands (Mendelssohn)

8 more: 1. Scherzo • 2. Elfen Marsch • 3. Lied mit chor • 4. Intermezzo • 5. Notturno • 6. Wedding March • 7. Allegro comodo / 8. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln • 9. Allegro vivace

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1870). Plates 6040, 6055.
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For Organ (Frederiksen)
Arranger Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen
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Scherzo (No.1)

For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Chen)
Arranger Owen Chen
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For Flute and Piano (Speidel)
Arranger Wilhelm Speidel (1826–1899)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. Plate 2349.
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For 2 Flutes (Altès)
Arranger Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895)
Publisher. Info. Unidentified Publisher, n.d.
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For 2 Pianos (Sutro)
Arranger Ottilie Sutro (1872–1970)
Publisher. Info. Cincinnati: John Church, 1921. Plate 18488-31.
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For Piano 4 Hands (Mendelssohn)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1844). Plate 7040.
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Misc. Notes From the uploader's library. First of 4 separate excerpts. Score identified by former owner on cover : Emilie Faber Juillet 1875.
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For Piano (Rachmaninoff)
Arranger Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Publisher. Info. Izbrannie pe'sy dlia fortepiano
Moscow: Muzyka, n.d.(1966). Plate 3058.
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Misc. Notes First published - New York: Charles Foley, 1933. Plate 26476.
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For Piano (Ritter)
Arranger Théodore Ritter (1840–1886)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Brandus et Cie., n.d.[1878]. Plate B. et Cie. 12,365.
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
2e série, 67e année, Nº 29, 20 Juillet 1878, p.403, reg.2532.
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For Piano (Saint-Saëns)
Arranger Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 3483.
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For Piano (Thalberg)
Arranger Sigismond Thalberg ((1812–1871)
Publisher. Info. Milan: R. Stabilimento Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1873). Plate 43316.
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Notturno (No.7)

For Military Band (Stark)
Arranger Robert Stark (1847–1922)
Editor Gus Guentzel (1868–1950)
Publisher. Info. Gilmore's Library (No.1483)
New York: Carl Fischer, 1906. Plates 1482-1483.
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For Wind Octet and Double Bass (Clements)
Arranger Patrick Clements (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. Patrick Clements, 2009.
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For Horn or Violin and Piano (Stiegler)
Arranger Karl Stiegler (1876–1932)
Publisher. Info. Heilbronn: C.F. Schmidt, n.d. Plate CFS1421-2.
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For Horn and Piano (Stiegler)
Arranger Karl Stiegler (1876–1932)
Publisher. Info. Heilbronn: C.F. Schmidt, n.d. Plate C.F.S. 1422.
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For Viola alta and Piano (Ritter)
For Guitar (Cimadevilla)
Arranger Francisco Cimadevilla (1861–1931)
Publisher. Info. Madrid: Faustino Fuentes, n.d.[1919]. Plate 1887.
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Misc. Notes excerpt from 'España; Nuevo Método'
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For Piano (Moszkowski)
Arranger Moritz Moszkowski (1854–1925)
Publisher. Info. The Etude Magazine, May 1920.
Philadelphia: Theodore Presser Co., n.d.
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Misc. Notes “Mendelssohn’s music to Midsummernight’s Dream, written in his eighteenth year, still remains the exemplar for all fairy music. The lovely nocturne, as arranged by Moszkowski, makes a beautiful piano number, retaining all the charm of the original. Grade 5.”
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Wedding March (No.9)

For Concert Band (Sousa)
Arranger Welligton Sousa
Publisher. Info. Welligton Sousa
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For Wind Octet and Double Bass (Clements)
Arranger Patrick Clements (b. 1943)
Publisher. Info. Patrick Clements, 2000.
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For 2 Pianos 8 Hands (Jansen)
Arranger Friedrich Gustav Jansen (1831–1910)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Robert Lienau, 1873. Plate RL 24240.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Kowalewski)
Arranger Jakub Kowalewski
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Lee)
Arranger Yoon Jae Lee
Publisher. Info. Ondine Press, 2005.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Partridge)
Arranger Stephen Partridge
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For Violin, Cello and Piano (Sitt)
Arranger Hans Sitt (1850–1922)
Publisher. Info. Trio-Album Vol.2
Leipzig: Peters, n.d.[1893]. Plate 7885.
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For Accordion, Violin and Cello (Teuling)
Arranger Arnold den Teuling
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For Piano and Harmonium (Vilbac)
Arranger Renaud de Vilbac (1829–1884)
Publisher. Info. L'Harmonium-Concertant, No.14 (No.16)
Braunschweig: Collection Litolff, n.d.(ca.1879). Plate 10700 A, 10700.
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For Harp and Piano (Parish-Alvars)
For 2 Pianos (Chwatal)
Arranger Franz Xaver Chwatal (1808–1879)
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, n.d. Plate 641.
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1872). Plate 2791.
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For 2 Violins (Pečar)
Arranger Nina Pečar
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For Piano 4 Hands (Mendelssohn)
Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 6190.
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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Ausgabe Musikwoche 221.
Leipzig: Verlag der Musik-Woche, n.d.(ca.1910). Plate 217.
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For Harp (Sodero)
Arranger Domenico Sodero (fl.1892-1920)
Publisher. Info. Naples: Raffaele Izzo, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate 124.
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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)}
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.1 (pp.116-22)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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For Organ (Dubois)
Arranger Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., n.d.(ca.1909). Plate D. & F. 9516.
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Misc. Notes Orientation: landscape
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Arranger Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
Editor Alexander Brock
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Arranger Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
Editor Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
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For Organ or Piano (Gouin)
Arranger Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2010.
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection. (Abridged version suitable for a wedding, but not for a recital.)
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For Organ (Jackson)
Arranger Samuel P. Jackson (1818–1885)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 231.
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For Organ (Willing)
Arranger Christopher Edwin Willing (1830–1904)
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d.
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For Piano (Clough-Leighter)
Arranger Henry Clough-Leighter (1874–1956)
Publisher. Info. Boston: Oliver Ditson, 1903. Plate 4-96-64213-5.
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For Piano (Jaëll)
Arranger Alfred Jaëll (1832–1882)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8076.
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For Piano (Klickmann)
Arranger Frank Henri Klickmann (1885–1966)
Publisher. Info. New York: Jack Mills Inc., 1925.
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For Piano (Lenschow)
Arranger Charles Lenschow (1820–1890)
Publisher. Info. Music of the Germania Musical Company.
Baltimore: George Willig, Jun., n.d.(1850). Plate 2286.
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For Piano (Parodi Ortega)
Arranger Luis Félix Parodi Ortega
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For Piano
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. New York: Century Music Co., n.d. Plate 455-4.
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Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. New York: The University Society, n.d.
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Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Milan: Carisch & Jänichen, 1943. Plate 18615.
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Marcia funebre (No.10)

For Organ (Gouin)
Arranger Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2018
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Misc. Notes Transcribed from the original orchestra score.
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General Information

Work Title Musik zu Ein Sommernachtstraum
Alternative. Title A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.61 ; MWV M 13
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 107
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 14 movements:
Overture (Op.21)
Allegro di molto (E major, 686 bars)
1. Scherzo
Allegro vivace (G minor, 385 bars)
2. [Dialog: Elfe, Droll], Elfen-Marsch
L'istesso tempo (G minor, 36 bars); Allegro vivace (E minor, 90 bars)
3. Lied mit Chor (Titania, 2 Elfen, Chor der Elfen)
Allegro ma non troppo (A major, 184 bars)
4. Dialog (Oberon, Droll
Andante (G major, 20 bars)
5. Intermezzo
Allegro appassionato ; Allegro molto comodo (A minor; major, 189 bars)
6. [Dialog]
Allegro ; Allegro molto (G major ; C minor, 168 bars)
7. Notturno
Andante tranquillo (E major, 126 bars)
8. Dialog (Oberon, Titania, Droll, Theseus)
Andante; Allegro molto; Andante tranquillo (E major, 69 bars)
9. Hochszeitsmarsch (Wedding March)
Allegro vivace (C major, 129 bars)
10. Dialog, Marcia funebre
Allegro comodo (C major, 14 bars); Andante comodo (C minor, 24 bars)
11. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln
Allegro do molto (B major, 55 bars)
12. [Scene & Dialog]
Allegro vivace come I (C major, 29 bars)
13. Finale
Allegro di molto (E major, 218 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1842-43
First Performance. 1843-10-14 in Potsdam, Neuem Palais
Voices, Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn (conductor)
First Publication. 1844, 1848 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
  • Vocal Score - Plate 7040, 115 pages (1844)
  • Full Score - Plate 7774, 177 pages (1848)
Librettist August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845)
after William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Language English ; German
Dedication Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz (1802–1881)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Solo Voices
First Fairy (soprano), Second Fairy (soprano)

Female Chorus

SSAA (No.3), SA (Finale)

Orchestra

2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, ophicleide
timpani, triangle, cymbals, strings
Related Works Pieces based on A Midsummer Night's Dream
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
Extra Information *The overture was composed some years earlier (1826) and has a separate opus number (Op.21).