Composition: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 67 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Lieder ohne Worte |
| Alternative title | Songs without Words - Mélodies sans paroles |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.67 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1834 |
| First published | 1845 |
| Dedication | Sophie Rosen |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 720 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante | — | E flat major | 37 |
| Allegro leggiero | — | F sharp minor | 56 |
| Andante tranquillo | — | B flat major | 49 |
| Presto (La Fileuse) | — | C major | 96 |
| Moderato | — | B minor | 37 |
| Allegretto non troppo | — | E major | 113 |
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 | Selections | violin and piano | Émile Belloc |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Andante (No.1) | small orchestra | Richard Atzler |
| view | Andante (No.1) | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano soprano saxophone and piano alto saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| view | Allegro leggiero (No.2) | — | Jacques Larocque |
| view | Presto 'La Fileuse' (No.4) | 2 voices and piano | Granville Bantock |
| view | Presto 'La Fileuse' (No.4) | violin, cello and piano | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Presto 'La Fileuse' (No.4) | violin and piano | Pierre Gouin |
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 | selections | Holograph manuscript | 1843 | 1. Andante · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | — | 1. Andante · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Holograph manuscript | 1844 | 2. Allegro leggiero · view 3. Andante tranquillo · view 4. Presto 'La Fileuse' · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | — | 4. Presto 'La Fileuse' · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 4. Presto 'La Fileuse' · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 4. Presto 'La Fileuse' · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Hoesick | — | 4. Presto 'La Fileuse' · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Holograph manuscript | 1844 | 5. Moderato · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Piano 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 violin and piano |
— | — | 4. Presto - Piano score, violin part · view 5. Moderato - Piano score, violin part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | 4. Presto (La Fileuse) · view 6. Allegro non troppo · view |
| view | Andante (No.1) | Arrangement for small orchestra |
— | — | Piano conductor and parts · view |
| view | Andante (No.1) | Arrangement for flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano soprano saxophone and piano alto saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score (Flute or Oboe) · view Complete Score (Clarinet) · view Complete Score (Bassoon) · view Complete Score (Soprano sax) · view Complete Score (Alto sax) · view Flute or Oboe · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view Soprano sax · view Alto sax · view |
| view | Allegro leggiero (No.2) | Arrangement |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score (Flute or Oboe) · view Complete Score (Clarinet) · view Complete Score (Bassoon) · view Complete Score (Soprano Sax) · view Complete Score (Alto Sax) · view Flute or Oboe · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view Soprano Sax · view Alto Sax · view |
| view | Presto 'La Fileuse' (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 voices and piano |
Joseph Williams | 1931 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Presto 'La Fileuse' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete score and parts · view |
| view | Presto 'La Fileuse' (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2017 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Takashi Sato (piano) | — | 2. Allegro leggiero · file |
| view | Synthesized | Benjamin Moser (piano) | — | 2. Allegro leggiero · file 5. Moderato · file |
| view | Synthesized | Bui-Nguyen Trieu-Tuong (piano) | — | 4. Presto (La Fileuse) · file 6. Allegretto non troppo · file |
| view | Synthesized | For Organ (Gouin) | 4. Presto 'La Fileuse' (organ) · file |
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