Composition: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 30 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Lieder ohne Worte |
| Alternative title | Songs Without Words |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.30 |
| Instrumentation | piano piano and physharmonica |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1833 |
| First published | 1835 |
| Dedication | Elisa von Woringen |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 840 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante espressivo | — | E flat major | 39 |
| Allegro di molto | — | B minor | 107 |
| Adagio non troppo | — | E major | 27 |
| Agitato e con fuoco | — | B minor | 145 |
| Andante grazioso | — | D major | 46 |
| Venetianisches Gondollied, Allegretto tranquillo | — | F sharp minor | 55 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Friedrich Grützmacher |
| view | Complete | piano and harmonium | Carl Georg Lickl |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Max Josef Beer |
| view | Selections | violin and piano | Émile Belloc |
| view | Selections | 3 violins | Francisco Tárrega |
| view | Allegro di molto (No.4) | 4 guitars | Edson Lopes |
| view | Allegro di molto (No.4) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Ilay Zakariya |
| view | Allegro di molto (No.4) | violin, cello and piano | — |
| view | Venezianisches Gondellied (No.6) | guitar and 2 mandolins | Carlo Munier |
| view | Venezianisches Gondellied (No.6) | violin and piano | Francisco Tárrega |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Complete score (lower resolution) |
| view | Complete | — | GDR reissue 1986 | — | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score Cello Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
N. Simrock | — | Harmonium Part Piano Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Ricordi | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Brandus | — | Complete Score and Violin Part |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 violins |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2014 | Complete Score |
| view | Allegro di molto (No.4) | Arrangement for 4 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Guitar 3 |
| view | Allegro di molto (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Ilay Zakariya | 2020 | Complete Score And Parts Violin 1 Violin 2 Viola Cello |
| view | Allegro di molto (No.4) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano | Shunjusha | 1933 | Piano score |
| view | Venezianisches Gondellied (No.6) | Arrangement for guitar and 2 mandolins |
Il Plettro | 1910 | Complete Score |
| view | Venezianisches Gondellied (No.6) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Ildefonso Alier | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) |
| view | Venezianisches Gondellied (No.6) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2014 | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|
| view | Vassily Primakov (piano) | 1. Andante espressivo 2. Allegro di molto 3. Adagio non troppo 4. Agitato e con fuoco 5. Andante grazioso |
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