![]() | For 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 |
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Composition Year | 1840 |
Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For male chorus, brass ensemble; |
Related Works | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by William Hayman Cummings |
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Work Title | Festgesang |
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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:
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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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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. |