Athalie, Op.74 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

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Kriegsmarsch der Priester (No.4a)

For Organ (Dubois)
Publisher Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2015
Performers MiDI file by Pierre Gouin
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8 more: 1. Chor: Herr, durch die ganze Welt ist deine Macht • 2. Chor: O seht, welch ein Stern uns erschienen • 3. Doppel-Chor: Lasst uns dem heil'gen Wort • 4. Chor: Ist es Glück, ist es Leid • 4a. Kriegsmarsch der Priester • 5. Chor: So geht, ihr Kinder Aarons • 6. Schluss-Chor: Ja durch die ganze Welt • Cover

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 15
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 115.
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Misc. Notes Ouverture previously printed as No.12 of Series 2.
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Overture

Editor Julius Rietz (1812–1877)
Publisher. Info. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 2
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874-82. Plate M.B. 12.
Reprinted Breitkopf & Härtel's Partitur-Bibliothek, n.d. Plate Part.B. 198
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
#382035 This score includes measure numbers. Part of the research project
Romantic Overtures, 1820-1850
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Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d.(ca.1884). Plate 6339.
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org). Harp used in the overture and nos.2 and 3.
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Kriegsmarsch der Priester (No.4a)

23 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Trumpet 1 (B♭) • Trumpet 1 (D) • Trumpet 2 (B♭) • Trumpet 2 (D) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Editor Werner Höss
Publisher. Info. Werner Höss
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Misc. Notes After Rietz edition
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Vocal Scores

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Arranger Composer (piano reduction)
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.1754, n.d.[1878]. Plate 6013, 6117.
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Misc. Notes This score is missing pages 18 and 19 (No.1). Editor not specified (likely Julius Rietz)
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Language German / French
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1895). Plate 8418.
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Language English
Translator William Bartholomew (1793–1867), English text
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate 8085.
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1843. (May)
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Mendelssohn 38.2/5
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1844. (April 16).
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Misc. Notes Biblioteka Jagiellońska, Kraków (PL-Kj): Mus. ms. autogr. Mendelssohn 39
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano and Harmonium (Elliott)
Arranger James William Elliott (1833-1915)
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, n.d.(ca.1884). Plate 6622.
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Misc. Notes Some vocal lines and cues (in English) given on a separate staff.
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For Piano 4 hands (Kogel)
Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1878]. Plate 6058.
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Misc. Notes Content : Overture, 1. Chor : Herr durch die ganze Welt, 2. Chor : O seht, welch ein Stern uns erschienen, 3. Chor : Lasst uns dem heil’gen Wort

Kriegsmarsch der Priester, 5. Chor : So geht, ihr Kinder Aaron’s, geht!, 6. Chor : Ja, durch die ganz Welt.

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Overture

For Orchestra (Evans)

17 more: Flute 1/2 • Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (F) • Cornet 1 (B♭) • Cornet 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1/2 • Bass Trombone • Euphonium • Timpani • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Arranger Archibald Evans (b. 1868)
Publisher. Info. London: Hawkes & Son, n.d.(ca.1890). Plate H. & S. 1899-1901.
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Misc. Notes No cornets or euphonium in original. Cornets likely replaced original trumpets but ophecleide not employed in overture.
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For Piano 4 hands (Kogel)
Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1878). Plate 6040
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For Piano (Composer)
Arranger Composer
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, No.1754, n.d.[1878]. Plate 6013, 6117.
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Misc. Notes Excerpted from vocal score.
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For Piano (Horn)
Arranger August Horn (1825–1893)
Publisher. Info. 9 Overtüren von Mendelssohn, Kreutzer, Nicolai (pp.48-55)
Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag, n.d. Plate 69.
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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.4 (pp.796-809)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Herr, durch die ganze Welt ist deine Macht (No.1)

For Piano (Kleinmichel)
Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846–1901)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Bartholf Senff, 1896. Plate 1764.
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Misc. Notes 50 Stunden der Andacht - Fromme Weisen für die heiligen Tage
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O wie selig ist das Kind (No.2)

For Piano 4 hands
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Unidentified collection (pp.64-67)
Paris: Armand Colin, n.d.[1893]. Plate A.C. & Cie. 48.
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For Organ (Boyse)
Arranger Arthur Boyse (fl.1890-1920)
Publisher. Info. London: J. & W. Chester, 1917. Plate J. & W.C. 3006.
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Misc. Notes Scanned at 600dpi grayscale, improved, converted to monochrome.
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Arranger Arthur Boyse
Editor Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not
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Misc. Notes fac-simile "moderne" : gravure identique à l'original
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Ist es Glück, ist es Leid (No.4)

For 3 Voices and Piano
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Novello's Octavo Edition of Trios, Quartets &c., for Female Voices, No.27.
London: Novello & Co. Ltd., n.d.(ca.1895).
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Misc. Notes From uploader's collection. Arrangement is for SSA with English title 'Hearts feel that love Thee'.
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Kriegsmarsch der Priester (No.4a)

For Theatre Orchestra (Tobani)

7 more: Piano-Conductor (with Violin I) • Flute 1, 2, Oboes 1/2, Clarinet 1, 2, Bassoons 1/2 • Alto Saxophone 1/2, Tenor Saxophone • Horn 1, 2, Cornet 1, 2, Trombones 1/2, Bass trombone, Tuba • Timpani • Violins I, II • Violas, Cellos, Basses

Arranger Theodore Moses Tobani (1855–1933)
Editor Julius Seredy (1874-1946), revision
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, No.T107, 1914. Plate 1865-30.
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Misc. Notes cleaned, retouched and measure numbers added, errata misprints corrected.
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For 2 Violins, Viola and Cello (Sitt)
See: Meister für die Jugend - String Quartet, Vol.3
For Harp and Piano (Chatterton)
Arranger John Balsir Chatterton (1804-1871)
Publisher. Info. London: Ewer & Co., n.d.
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org).
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For Violin and Piano (Seybold)
Arranger Arthur Seybold (1868–1948)
Publisher. Info. Musikalisches Universum, No.633
Leipzig: Anton J. Benjamin, n.d.[1901-31]. Plate A.J.B. 2086.
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi, color tif files approx. 3390 by 4190 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
Included in the category Easy Works for Violin. The violin part can be played entirely in the first position.
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For Piano 4 hands (de Lorme)
For Piano 4 Hands
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, n.d. Plate 6190.
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For Organ (Best)
For Organ (Dubois)
Arranger Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2015
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Arranger Théodore Dubois (1837–1924)
Editor Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not
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For Organ (Steggall)
Arranger Charles Steggall (1826-1905)
Publisher. Info. London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d.
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For Harmonium (Viadana)
Arranger Paolo Viadana (b. 1973)
Publisher. Info. Paolo Viadana
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For Piano
Arranger Unknown
Editor Albert Ernest Wier (1879–1945)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1918.
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Sketches and Drafts

Publisher. Info. Autograph manuscript, 1844
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Misc. Notes Autograph manuscript, comprising the whole of the section, beginning: “Comment en un plomb vil”, in vocal score, text in French with instructions in German (“…Wenn der Chor aufhort spricht Joad…”), with an autograph letter boldly signed (“Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy”), to the publisher Kistner, London, 4 June 1844.
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General Information

Work Title Athalie
Alternative. Title Musik zu Athalia von Racine
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.74 ; MWV M 16
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 10
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 7 sections:
Overture (F major, 404 bars)
1. Chorus: Herr, durch die ganze Welt ist deine Macht (C major, 357 bars)
2. Recitatives: O seht, welch ein Stern uns erschienen (G minor, 316 bars)
3. Double Chorus: Lasst uns dem heil'gen Wort des Höchsten lauschen (E major, 97 bars)
4. Chorus: Ist es Glück, ist es Leid (C minor, 159 bars)
4a. Kriegsmarsch der Priester (F major, 149 bars)
5. Chorus: So geht, so geht ihr Kinder Aarons (F major, 172 bars)
6. Chorus: Ja durch die ganze Welt (C major, 51 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1845
First Performance. 1845-12-01 in Berlin, Königliches Charlottenburg-Schloßtheater (first production)
1846-01-08 in Potsdam (first public production)
First Publication. 1848/1849 - Leipzig // London
Monatsbericht (1849), p.3 (actually pages 3-13)
Librettist Ernst Raupach (1784–1852) and Composer
after Jean Racine (1639–1699)
Language German
Dedication Composed at the request of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia for court performance.
Average DurationAvg. Duration 60 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation narration, voices, chorus, orchestra
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Spoken Roles (Joad, Josabeth, Sulamith)
Vocal soli (3 sopranos, 2 altos)
Double Mixed Chorus (SATB, SATB)
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 5 trumpets (3 on stage), 3 trombones, ophicleide, timpani, harp, strings
External Links Wikipedia article (German)
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