A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op.21 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1826 (August 6)
Genre Categories	Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For 2 violins, viola, cello, piano (arr); For 5 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the viola (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For piano (arr)

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Sheet Music

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Complete Score
*#683559 - 20.76MB, 80 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 374×⇩ - Royal College o...

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Royal College o... (2021/3/22)

Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1834]. Plate 5542.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): C785/1
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Complete Score
*#27213 - 43.22MB, 56 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 35092×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/1/24)

Complete Score
*#382036 - 41.17MB, 56 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3285×⇩ - Dandeutsch

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Dandeutsch (2015/6/15)

Editor	Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info.	Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdys Werke, Serie 2 Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1874. Plate M.B. 7.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	#382036 This score includes measure numbers. Part of the research project Romantic Overtures, 1820-1850
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Complete Score (EU)
*#1013135 - 2.31MB, 64 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/95*/V* - 33×⇩ - Rodsam

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Rodsam (2026/1/15)

Editor	Christian Martin Schmidt (1942–2024)
Publisher. Info.	Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Serie 5, Band 8 (pp.3-68) Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 2000. Plate SON 403. URTEXT EDITION This is an urtext/critical/scholarly/scientific edition (or a simple re-engraving). Any commentary or critical apparatus, if protected by copyright, should not be included in the scan(s) available here. In Canada, new editions/re-engravings of public domain works (when not including new original material) should be in the public domain due to failing to meet the threshold of originality. In most European Union countries, these editions (except new original material) are generally protected for no more than 25 years from publication (30 years in Poland), and only if the edition is published after the copyrights of the original creator(s) have expired. In the United States, copyright can only apply to new creative work, and the re-engraving of a public domain piece (not including new additions of creative material) should not qualify for a new copyright, despite copyright claims (which properly would only apply to new material). You may need to check the publication date and details of the work's first publication in order to determine the work's copyright status, especially for the United States, as the copyright on the original work may not have expired. More information can be found here. Please obey the copyright laws of your country. IMSLP does not assume any sort of legal responsibility or liability for the consequences of downloading files that are not in the public domain in your country.
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Parts

Trumpet 1, 2 (B♭ - transposed)
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J. Maberry (2010/3/16)

Editor	Julius Rietz (1812-1877)
Publisher. Info.	J. Maberry
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Misc. Notes	Source: Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1880)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Theatre Orchestra (Tobani)

Complete Parts
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Jaquick (2019/2/14)

Arranger	Theodore Moses Tobani (1855–1933)
Publisher. Info.	New York: Carl Fischer, n.d.(ca.1902). Plate 7209-73.
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For Piano Quintet (Weiss)

Violin and Piano score
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⇒ 4 more: Violin 1 • Violin 2 • Viola • Cello

Violin 1
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Violin 2
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Viola
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Cello
*#336892 - 0.43MB, 4 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 514×⇩ - Afp0815

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Afp0815 (2014/7/30)

Arranger	Julius Weiss (1814-1898)
Editor	Gustav Saenger (1865-1935)
Publisher. Info.	New York: Carl Fischer, 1917. Plate 19354-57.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Composer?)

Piano 1
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Morel (2010/4/1)

Piano 2
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Morel (2010/4/1)

Arranger	Composer?
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(ca.1846). Plate 7471.
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Hermann)

Complete Score
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Morel (2011/12/9)

Arranger	Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. Plate 6026.
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For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Keller)

Piano 1
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Piano 2
*#91244 - 1.40MB, 24 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 350×⇩ - Chimark

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Chimark (2011/1/26)

Arranger	Robert Keller (1828–1891)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: N. Simrock, n.d.(ca.1875). Plate 7489. Reissue - 1913.
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For Piano 4 hands (Kogel)

Complete Score
*#29577 - 1.20MB, 16 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2210×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2009/3/15)

Arranger	Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921)
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1877). Plate 6040.
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For Piano 4 hands

Complete Score
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Jurabe (2013/1/25)

Arranger	Unknown
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Richault, n.d.(ca.1839). Plate R. 3168.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	From a plate engraved score in the uploader's Moulis-Gauckler-Herrenschmidt Archive. This arrangement is different than the other anonymous one below.
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Complete Score
*#110473 - 2.57MB, 23 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 936×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2011/7/22)

Arranger	Unknown
Publisher. Info.	Potpourri No.427 Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(ca.1868). Plate 4863.
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For Violin and Piano (Rauch)

Complete Score and Part
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LinBoHe (2019/1/6)

Arranger	Johannes N. Rauch
Publisher. Info.	Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.[1878]. Plate 10444.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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For Organ (Frederiksen)

Complete Score
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arranger (2012/3/30)

Arranger	Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen
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For Piano (Horn)

Complete Score
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Lekro (2015/4/5)

Arranger	August Horn (1825–1893)
Publisher. Info.	9 Overtüren von Mendelssohn, Kreutzer, Nicolai (pp.30-39) Leipzig: Steingräber Verlag, n.d. Plate 69.
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For Piano

Complete Score
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Andrewshoulder (2011/4/29)

Publisher. Info.	Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Plate 10708.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	dimensioni originali: 27x35 cm Listed as overture No.9190 on the title page, though this number does not indicate a Collection Litolff edition number. The rationale behind the numbering here is unclear.
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Dance of the Clowns (Rupeltanz)

For String Quartet (Sitt)

See: Meister für die Jugend

For Piano (Kleinmichel)

See: Ballet-Album by Richard Kleinmichel

For Piano (Dunstan)

See: 101 Classics by Ralph Dunstan

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General Information

Work Title	Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream
Alternative. Title	Ein Sommernachstraum after Shakespeare
Composer	Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.21
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IFM 108
Key	E major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 overture (686 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1826 (August 6)
First Performance.	1826-08-26 in Berlin, Abraham Mendelssohns Wohnhaus Felix Mendelssohn (conductor) 1827-02-20 in Stettin (first public performance) Carl Loewe (conductor)
First Publication.	1832 - London: J.B. Cramer, Addison & Beale // Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Dedication	dem Kronprinzen von Preussen gewidmet (Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1795–1861))
Average DurationAvg. Duration	12 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	orchestra
InstrDetail	2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons 2 horns, 2 trumpets, ophicleide, timpani, strings
External Links	Wikipedia article (both overture and incidental music) All Music Guide

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Concert Overtures by Felix Mendelssohn
Overture in C major, Op.24, MWV P 1 "Harmoniemusik" Trumpet Overture, Op.101, MWV P 2 A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op.21, MWV P 3	Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt, Op.27, MWV P 5 Die Hebriden, Op.26, MWV P 7 Märchen von der schönen Melusine, Op.32, MWV P 12 Ruy Blas, Op.95, MWV P 15

A Midsummer Night's Dream, overture, Op.21 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Contents

Performances

Naxos

Sheet Music

Full Scores

Parts

Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Theatre Orchestra (Tobani)

For Piano Quintet (Weiss)

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Composer?)

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Hermann)

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Keller)

For Piano 4 hands (Kogel)

For Piano 4 hands

For Violin and Piano (Rauch)

For Organ (Frederiksen)

For Piano (Horn)

For Piano

Dance of the Clowns (Rupeltanz)

For String Quartet (Sitt)

For Piano (Kleinmichel)

For Piano (Dunstan)

General Information

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