Zion, Op.49 (Gade, Niels)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4
Composition Year	1874
Genre Categories	Concertinos; Concertos; For voice, mixed chorus, orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; German language

Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete Score
*#15354 - 7.03MB, 89 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 588×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2007/10/10)

Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1877]. Plate 14466.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Vocal Scores

Complete Score
*#15355 - 3.36MB, 38 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 256×⇩ - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2007/10/10)

Language	German
Publisher. Info.	Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.[1877]. Plate 14471.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
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Complete Score
*#1042460 - 4.18MB, 58 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 0×⇩ - Santiza27

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Santiza27 (2026/6/20)

Language	English
Publisher. Info.	London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d(ca.1880).
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General Information

Work Title	Zion
Alternative. Title	Concertstück für Chor, Bariton und Orchester / Sacred Cantata
Composer	Gade, Niels
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	Op.49
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	ING 78
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1874
First Performance.	1876-08-30 — Birmingham, Birmingham Musical Festival
First Publication.	1877
Librettist	Bible (Psalm LXXVIII; Exodu 2-3, Isaiah 59-60 and Micah 50)
Language	German ?
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Baritone Solo, Choir, Orchestra
External Links	Preface by Joseph Morgan, 2017 Wikipedia article (in Dutch)

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English translation(? or first publication- quite possibly given circumstances) described as a cantata. Composed for the Birmingham Festival. Possibly written in English and later translated into German for publication; worth looking into this.