Composition: 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) and 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Kistner | 1844 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Overture and sections 1–2 · view Sections 3–8 · view Pages 70, 71 (missing in above files) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Overture · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (A/C/B) · view Clarinet 2 (A/C/B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (C/F/E/D) · view Horn 2 (C/F/E/D) · view Trumpet 1 (D/E/C) · view Trumpet 2 (D/E/C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Cover · view Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Igor Markevitch (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
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