Composition: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 38 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Lieder ohne Worte |
| Alternative title | Songs without Words |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.38 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1835 |
| First published | 1837 |
| Dedication | Rosa von Woringen |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 780 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Con moto | — | E flat major | 63 |
| Allegro non troppo | — | C minor | 70 |
| Presto e molto vivace | — | E major | 73 |
| Andante | — | A major | 30 |
| Agitato | — | A minor | 54 |
| Duetto. Andante con moto | — | A flat major | 51 |
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 | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Allegro non troppo (No.2) | 4 recorders | Jan Kok |
| view | Allegro non troppo (No.2) | violin, cello and piano | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Allegro non troppo (No.2) | organ | Samuel Brenton Whitney |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete Score (lower resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
— | — | Harmonium Part · view Piano Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | 3. Presto e molto vivace · view 6. ''Duetto.'' Andante con moto · view |
| view | Allegro non troppo (No.2) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete score (SATB) · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Allegro non troppo (No.2) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete score and parts · view |
| view | Allegro non troppo (No.2) | Arrangement for organ |
Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt & Co. | 1879 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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