Work Title
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Musik zu Ein Sommernachtstraum
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Alternative. Title
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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Composer
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Mendelssohn, Felix
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.61 ; MWV M 13
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IFM 107
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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14 movements:
- ▪ Overture (Op.21)
- Allegro di molto (E major, 686 bars)
- 1. Scherzo
- Allegro vivace (G minor, 385 bars)
- 2. [Dialog: Elfe, Droll], Elfen-Marsch
- L'istesso tempo (G minor, 36 bars); Allegro vivace (E minor, 90 bars)
- 3. Lied mit Chor (Titania, 2 Elfen, Chor der Elfen)
- Allegro ma non troppo (A major, 184 bars)
- 4. Dialog (Oberon, Droll
- Andante (G major, 20 bars)
- 5. Intermezzo
- Allegro appassionato ; Allegro molto comodo (A minor; major, 189 bars)
- 6. [Dialog]
- Allegro ; Allegro molto (G major ; C minor, 168 bars)
- 7. Notturno
- Andante tranquillo (E major, 126 bars)
- 8. Dialog (Oberon, Titania, Droll, Theseus)
- Andante; Allegro molto; Andante tranquillo (E major, 69 bars)
- 9. Hochszeitsmarsch (Wedding March)
- Allegro vivace (C major, 129 bars)
- 10. Dialog, Marcia funebre
- Allegro comodo (C major, 14 bars); Andante comodo (C minor, 24 bars)
- 11. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln
- Allegro do molto (B major, 55 bars)
- 12. [Scene & Dialog]
- Allegro vivace come I (C major, 29 bars)
- 13. Finale
- Allegro di molto (E major, 218 bars)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1842-43
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First Performance.
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1843-10-14 in Potsdam, Neuem Palais
- Voices, Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1844, 1848 - Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
- Vocal Score - Plate 7040, 115 pages (1844)
- Full Score - Plate 7774, 177 pages (1848)
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Librettist
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August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845)
- after William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
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Language
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English ; German
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Dedication
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Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz (1802–1881)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voices, chorus, orchestra
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InstrDetail
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Solo Voices
- First Fairy (soprano), Second Fairy (soprano)
Female Chorus
- SSAA (No.3), SA (Finale)
Orchestra
- 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
2 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, ophicleide timpani, triangle, cymbals, strings
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Related Works
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Pieces based on A Midsummer Night's Dream
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External Links
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Wikipedia article All Music Guide
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Extra Information
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*The overture was composed some years earlier (1826) and has a separate opus number (Op.21).
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