Festgesang zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Ambox notice.pngFor the carol Hark the Herald Angels Sing, created posthumously to music from this work, see Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.


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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. 120.
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Brass Choir I

6 more: Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Trumpet 3, 4 (D, E♭) • Trombone 1, 2 • Bass Trombone 1 • Ophicleide • Timpani 1

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Brass Choir II

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Lied: Vaterland, in deinen Gauen (No.2)

For Piano (Richards)
See: Vaterland, in deinen Gauen, Op.133, by Brinley Richards

General Information

Work Title Festgesang
Alternative. Title Festgesang für Männerchor und Orchester, WoO 9
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WoO 9, MWV D 4
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 38
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 sections:
  1. Choral. Begeht mit heil’gem Lobgesang (34 bars)
  2. Lied. Vaterland, in deinen Gauen (46 bars)
  3. Allegro molto. Der Herr, der sprach: Es werde Licht! (145 bars)
  4. Choral. Heil ihm! Heil uns! (16 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1840
First Performance. 1840-06-24 in Leipzig, open air (Gutenberg-Festival)
First Publication. 1840 - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Librettist Adolf Eduard Prölss (1803-1882)
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation male chorus, 2 brass choirs
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'Voices: male chorus (TTBB)
Brass Choir I: 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, ophicleide, timpani
Brass Choir II: 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani
Related Works Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by William Hayman Cummings
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Extra Information In 1855 the English organist William Hayman Cummings adapted part of the second movement to Charles Wesley’s Christmas hymn text, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.