Composition: A Midsummer Night's Dream, incidental music, Op. 61 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Musik zu ''Ein Sommernachtstraum'' |
| Alternative title | A Midsummer Night’s Dream |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) and August Wilhelm Schlegel (librettist) |
| Opus | MWV M 13 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 14 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1842 |
| First published | 1844 |
| Dedication | Heinrich Conrad Schleinitz |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | small orchestra | Wilhelm Pötzsch |
| view | Selections | violin, cello and piano | Renaud de Vilbac and August Schulz and Heinrich Plock |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Henri Ernst |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Selections | organ | Jørgen Ellegård Frederiksen |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Owen Chen |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | flute and piano | Wilhelm Speidel |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | 2 flutes | Joseph-Henri Altès |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | 2 pianos | Ottilie Sutro |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | piano | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | piano | Théodore Ritter |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | piano | Sigismond Thalberg |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | military band | Robert Stark |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | wind octet and double bass | Patrick Clements |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | horn and piano violin and piano |
Karl Stiegler |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | horn and piano | Karl Stiegler |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | viola alta and piano | Herman Ritter |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | guitar | Francisco Cimadevilla |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | piano | Moritz Moszkowski |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | concert band | Welligton Sousa |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | wind octet and double bass | Patrick Clements |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Yoon Jae Lee |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Stephen Partridge |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | violin, cello and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | accordion, violin and cello | Arnold den Teuling |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano and harmonium | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | harp and piano | Elias Parish-Alvars |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | 2 pianos | Franz Xaver Chwatal |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | violin and piano | Friedrich Hermann |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | 2 violins | Nina Pečar |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | harp | Domenico Sodero |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | organ | Théodore Dubois |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | organ piano |
Pierre Gouin |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | organ | Samuel P. Jackson |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | organ | Christopher Edwin Willing |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano | Henry Clough-Leighter |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano | Alfred Jaëll |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano | Frank Henri Klickmann |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano | Charles Lenschow |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano | Luis Félix Parodi Ortega |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | piano | — |
| view | Marcia funebre (No.10) | organ | Pierre Gouin |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Intermezzo (No.5) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A, B, C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E, D, A, G) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (E, D, C), 3 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (alto, tenor, bass), Ophicleïde (Tuba) · view Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | parts | — | — | Cello Part (for auditions) · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | parts | — | — | Flutes 1, 2 · view Oboes 1, 2 · view Clarinets 1, 2 (in B), 1, 2 (in C) · view Bassoons 1, 2 · view Horns 1, 2 (in G), 1, 2 (in F) · view Trumpets 1, 2, 3 (in B), 1, 2, 3 (in C) · view Trombone 1, 2 (bass clef; alto, tenor clefs), 3, Ophicleide · view Percussion (cymbals, timpani) · view Violins I, II · view Violas, Cellos, Basses · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | parts | Jane Thomas | 2018 | Bass Clarinet transposed from Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | A. Ikelmer & Cie. | — | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for small orchestra |
Aibl | 1878 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Litolff | — | Notturno, Wedding March - Complete Score · view Notturno, Wedding March - Violin Part · view Notturno, Wedding March - Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Boston: White and Goullard | 1870 | Notturno, Intermezzo - Complete Score, Violin part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands; selections | Edition Peters | — | Overture · view 1. Scherzo · view 2. Elfen Marsch · view 3. Lied mit chor · view 4. Intermezzo · view 5. Notturno · view 6. Wedding March · view 7. Allegro comodo 8. Ein Tanz von Rüpeln · view 9. Allegro vivace · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands; selections | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | 1. Scherzo · view 5. Notturno · view 9. Wedding March · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Owen Chen | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score, Flute Part · view Flute Part · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 flutes |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Church | 1921 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cover Page · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
Brandus | 1878 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scherzo (No.1) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for military band |
Carl Fischer | — | Condensed Score · view Incomplete Parts · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for wind octet and double bass |
Patrick Clements | 2009 | 7. Notturno - Complete Score · view 7. Notturno - Complete Parts · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for horn and piano violin and piano |
C.F. Schmidt | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for horn and piano |
C.F. Schmidt | — | Horn Part · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for viola alta and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Viola Part · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for guitar |
Faustino Fuentes | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Notturno (No.7) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for concert band |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for wind octet and double bass |
Patrick Clements | 2000 | Complete Score & Parts · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Ondine Press | 2005 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for accordion, violin and cello |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view Source file (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
— | — | Harmonium · view Piano · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for harp and piano |
Ewer & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Piano · view Harp · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for 2 violins |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Leipzig: Verlag der Musik-Woche | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for harp |
Raffaele Izzo | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
Alexander Brock | 2017 | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ piano |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Abridged Score (without pedal) · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
Ditson | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
Mills | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
George Willig | 1850 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano | Century Music Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano | The University Society | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Wedding March (No.9) | Arrangement for piano | Carisch & Jänichen | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marcia funebre (No.10) | Arrangement for organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Wedding March (No.9) | For Violin, Cello and Accordion (Teuling) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Wedding March (No.9) | For Organ (Dubois) | Synthesized Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Wedding March (No.9) | For Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized performance (organ) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Marcia funebre (No.10) | — | Synthesized performance (organ) · file |
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