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.


Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 sections
Composition Year 1840
Genre Categories Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For male chorus, brass ensemble; Scores featuring male chorus; Scores featuring brass ensemble; For chorus with orchestra; German language
Related Works Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by William Hayman Cummings

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Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
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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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 Complete Score
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Parts

Brass Choir I

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

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 Trumpet 3, 4 (D, E♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2
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 Bass Trombone 1
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 Ophicleide
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 Timpani 1
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Brass Choir II

 Horn 5, 6 (D, E♭)
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⇒ 4 more: Trumpet 5, 6 (C, E♭) • Trombone 3, 4 • Bass Trombone 2 • Timpani 2

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 Trombone 3, 4
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 Timpani 2
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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

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

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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
InstrDetail
'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
External Links Wikipedia article
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.
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