Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Die erste Walpurgisnacht |
| Alternative title | Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Ballade for Choir and Orchestra |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn, composer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, librettist |
| Opus | Op.60 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, baritone, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1830 |
| First published | 1844 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas, Ballads |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano 4 hands | August Horn |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | Kistner | 1844 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Overture and sections 1–2 Sections 3–8 Pages 70, 71 (missing in above files) |
| View | Complete | — | — | — | Overture |
| View | Complete | parts | — | — | Piccolo Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe 1 Oboe 2 Clarinet 1 (A/C/B) Clarinet 2 (A/C/B) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Horn 1 (C/F/E/D) Horn 2 (C/F/E/D) Trumpet 1 (D/E/C) Trumpet 2 (D/E/C) Trombone 1, 2, 3 Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score Color Cover |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Cover Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
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| View | Igor Markevitch, conductor | Complete Performance |
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