Das Gesetz des alten Bundes (Neukomm, Sigismund)
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Translator:
Unknown translator (fl.1832), English text
(Perhaps Bunsen, Prussian diplomat to England, or chosen by him)
Publisher Info.:
London: J.B. Cramer, Addison & Beale, n.d.(1832). Plate 1098.
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General Information
| Work Title | Das Gesetz des alten Bundes |
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| Alternative Title | Mount Sinai, or the ten commandments ; an oratorio in 2 parts |
| Composer | Neukomm, Sigismund |
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| Movements/Sections | 2 parts in 16 numbers each |
| Year/Date of Composition | ca.1830? |
| First Publication | by 1832 (in English translation, chorus/piano score) |
| Librettist | Bunsen (poss. Christian Charles Josias Bunsen, 1791-1860) and Neukomm |
| Language | German |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | SATB solo, mixed chorus, orchestra |
Misc. Comments
Das Gesetz des alten Bundes is the original German title. This was apparently a popular oratorio, including in Britain under the title "Mount Sinai", in the decade before Mendelssohn's 1837 arrival there.

