String Symphony No.8 in D major, MWV N 8 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements
Composition Year 1822 (Nov. 5-27); orch. 1822-23 (Nov.30-Feb.1)
Genre Categories Symphonies; For strings; Scores featuring string ensemble

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

String Orchestra Version

 Complete Score
#714212 - 8.95MB, 36 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 76×⇩ - BachFan

PDF scanned by D-B
BachFan (2021/7/9)

Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1822.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F. 2 (66)
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Complete Score
#101089 - 10.14MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 9826×⇩ - ctesibius

PDF scanned by ctesibius
ctesibius (2011/5/6)

Editor Hellmuth Christian Wolff (1906-1988)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke, Serie I, Bd.2
Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1965. Plate DVfM 1768.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Orchestral Version

 Incomplete Score
#594215 - 31.16MB, 106 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - BachFan

PDF scanned by D-B
BachFan (2019/10/21)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1822-23.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F.6 (5)
Bars 477-end lacking (see below).
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Fragmentary Score
#513710 - 3.98MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 29×⇩ - BachFan

PDF scanned by D-B
BachFan (2018/2/24)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1823.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): N.Mus.ms. 25
Bars 477-524
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Completed Score
#629918 - 6.58MB, 74 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 23*/V*/43* - 157×⇩ - Carolus

PDF scanned by Unknown
Carolus (2020/6/5)

 Incomplete Score
#102119 - 6.22MB, 71 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 1485×⇩ - ctesibius

PDF scanned by Unknown
ctesibius (2011/5/15)

Arranger Fritz Behrend (1889-1972), orchestration of bars 477-545
Editor Hellmuth Christian Wolff (1906-1988)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke, Serie I, Bd.2
Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1965. Plate DVfM 1768.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes About Behrend's completion of the orchestration
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Parts

String Orchestra Version

 Violins I
#326584 - 5.10MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 1600×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

PDF scanned by uploader
Loudlibrarian (2014/5/27)

 Violins II
#326585 - 4.64MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 930×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

PDF scanned by uploader
Loudlibrarian (2014/5/27)

 Violas
#326586 - 6.52MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 1131×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

PDF scanned by uploader
Loudlibrarian (2014/5/27)

 Cellos/Basses
#326587 - 5.40MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V*/V* - 959×⇩ - Loudlibrarian

PDF scanned by uploader
Loudlibrarian (2014/5/27)

Editor Hellmuth Christian Wolff (1906-1988)
First edition
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Deutscher Verlag für Musik, 1966. Plate DVfM 2603.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

 Violins I
#103653 - 0.27MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 4011×⇩ - Philip Legge

PDF typeset by editor
Philip Legge (2011/5/31)

⇒ 4 more: Violins II • Violas I, II, III • Cellos • Basses

 Violins II
#103654 - 0.21MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2304×⇩ - Philip Legge

PDF typeset by editor
Philip Legge (2011/5/31)

 Violas I, II, III
#105681 - 0.43MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3034×⇩ - Philip Legge

PDF typeset by editor
Philip Legge (2011/6/17)

 Cellos
#105682 - 0.27MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2379×⇩ - Philip Legge

PDF typeset by editor
Philip Legge (2011/6/17)

 Basses
#105683 - 0.23MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2023×⇩ - Philip Legge

PDF typeset by editor
Philip Legge (2011/6/17)

Editor Philip Legge (b. 1972)
Publisher. Info. IMSLP, 2011
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Purchase
Javascript is required for this feature.

Free Recordings

Orchestral version
Javascript is required to submit files.

General Information

Work Title String Symphony No.8 in D major
Alternative. Title Sinfonia VIII
Composer Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. MWV N 8
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFM 171
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 movements:
  • String Orchestra version
  1. Adagio e Grave; Allegro (D major, 280 bars)
  2. Adagio (B minor, 156 bars)
  3. Menuetto [no tempo] e Trio. Presto (D major, 266 bars total)
  4. Allegro molto; Più presto (D major, 559 bars)
  • Orchestral version
  1. Adagio e Grave; Allegro (D major, 276 bars)
  2. Adagio (B minor, 157 bars)
  3. Menuetto [no tempo] e Trio. Presto (D major, 281 bars total)
  4. Allegro molto; Più presto (D major, 545* bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1822 (Nov. 5-27); orch. 1822-23 (Nov.30-Feb.1)
First Publication. 1965
Average DurationAvg. Duration 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation strings (2nd mvt - 3 violas, cellos, basses)
InstrDetail Orchestral version
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
Manuscript Sources Holograph score, 1822-23. Mus.ms.autogr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F.6 (5)
Holograph fragment, 1822-23. D-B, N.Mus.ms. 25
External Links All Music Guide
Extra Information *There are substantial differences between the two settings over and above the different bar counts. The count for the last movement here is taken from the 1965 score which included the completion by Behrend. It's unlikely the composer intended to end the work at bar 524 (on the dominant) and the last page of the fragment found in 1966 includes the opening of the "Presto" ending crossed out. Hopefully the remaining music will someday be found.

Navigation etc.

Symphonies by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
 Early Sinfonias for strings  Early Sinfonias for strings  Symphonies for full orchestra
Retrieved from "http://imslp.org/index.php?title=String_Symphony_No.8_in_D_major,_MWV_N_8_(Mendelssohn,_Felix)&oldid=3646133"