Gutenberg, Op.55 (Loewe, Carl)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 parts (overture, 16 numbers)
First Publication 1837 – Mainz: Schott
Genre Categories Secular oratorios; Oratorios; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; [5 more...]Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language

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Scores

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1837]. Plate 4716.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi color jpg files approx. 3340 by 4240 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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Parts

Complete

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1837]. Plate 4718.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi color jpg files approx. 3310 by 4160 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. The following parts are missing: violin I, viola, cello, bass.
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Overture

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1837]. Plate 4718.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi color jpg files approx. 3365 by 4605 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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Vocal Scores

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1837]. Plate 4717.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi color jpg files approx. 3420 by 4250 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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General Information

Work Title Gutenberg
Alternative. Title Oratorium in drei Abtheilungen
Composer Loewe, Carl
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.55
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICL 158
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 parts (overture, 16 numbers)
First Performance. 1837/8/14 – Mainz
First Publication. 1837 – Mainz: Schott
Librettist Ludwig Giesebrecht (1792–1873)
Language German
Dedication Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Voices: soprano, 2 tenors, 2 basses + mixed chorus (SATTBB)
Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons + 2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones + snare drum, timpani + strings

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Composed for the dedication of a memorial to Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz.
As noted in Druckbücher (1) des Verlags B. Schott's Söhne, Mainz the printing plates for Schott's 1837 edition were melted down in 1925.

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