Composition: Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Lieder ohne Worte |
| Alternative title | Songs without Words |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | Op.19b |
| Instrumentation | piano piano and physharmonica |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1829 |
| First published | 1832 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 840 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andante con moto | — | E major | 49 |
| Andante espressivo | — | A minor | 91 |
| Molto allegro e vivace | — | A major | 100 |
| Moderato | — | A major | 30 |
| Poco agitato | — | F sharp minor | 86 |
| Andante sostenuto - Venetianisches Gondellied ('Venetian Boat Song') | — | G minor | 46 |
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, cello and piano | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
| view | Andante con moto (No.1) | flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Jacques Larocque |
| view | Andante con moto (No.1) | oboe and organ | Pierre Gouin |
| view | Andante con moto (No.1) | cello and piano | Megan Lavengood |
| view | Andante espressivo (No.2) | 3 guitars | Edson Lopes |
| view | Andante espressivo (No.2) | horn and piano | Louis-Edouard Vuillermoz |
| view | Molto Allegro e vivace (No.3) | orchestra | Christophe Belletante |
| view | Molto Allegro e vivace (No.3) | piano 4 hands | Adolf Ruthardt |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | 4 clarinets and bass clarinet | Jahrme Lee Freedom Risner |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | 2 voices and piano | — |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | violin and piano | Émile Belloc |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | violin and piano | Charles Cerné |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | violin and piano | Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | guitar | Emilie Jaksch |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | guitar | Francisco Tárrega |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | — | Front Matter (colour scan) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete Score (lower resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | GDR reissue 1986 | — | Complete score including title pages (scan) · view Complete score including title pages (filter) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Title Page · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Art Publication Society | — | 3. Molto allegro e vivace · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Manuscript | 1829 | 4. Moderato · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Gebethner and Wolff | — | 6. Andante sostenuto · 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 | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Universal Edition | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
— | — | 1. Andante con moto piano score and parts · view 2. Poco agitato piano score and parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | 3. Molto allegro e vivace · view 6. Andante sostenuto (Venetian Boat Song) · view |
| view | Andante con moto (No.1) | Arrangement for flute and piano oboe and piano clarinet and piano saxophone and piano bassoon and piano |
Saint-Maurice | — | Complete Score (Flute or Oboe, B/G) · view Complete Score (Clarinet) · view Complete Score (Bassoon) · view Complete Score (Soprano Sax (G/A)) · view Complete Score (Alto Sax) · view Flute or Oboe (Band G major) · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view Soprano Saxophone (G/A) · view Alto Saxophone · view |
| view | Andante con moto (No.1) | Arrangement for oboe and organ |
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Complete Score · view Oboe Part · view |
| view | Andante con moto (No.1) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Megan Lavengood | 2017 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Andante espressivo (No.2) | Arrangement for 3 guitars |
— | — | Complete Score · view Guitar 1 · view Guitar 2 · view Guitar 3 · view |
| view | Andante espressivo (No.2) | Arrangement for horn and piano |
Alphonse Leduc | 1934 | Complete Score and Part · view |
| view | Molto Allegro e vivace (No.3) | Arrangement for orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (A) · view Horn 3/4 (E) · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Molto Allegro e vivace (No.3) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | 1895 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for 4 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Clarinet 3 (B) · view Clarinet 4 (B) · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for 2 voices and piano | J. Curwen & Sons | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Brandus | — | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Fürstner | 1927 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Thompson & Odell | 1879 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
Freie Vereinigung zur Förderung guter Guitaremusik | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Moderato (No.4) | Arrangement for guitar |
Vlotho: Stefan Apke | 2014 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Benjamin Moser (piano) | — | 1. Andante con moto · file 3. Molto allegro e vivace · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Mississippi College Piano Pedagogy (piano) | — | 4. Moderato · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | Bui-Nguyen Trieu-Tuong (piano) | — | 6. Andante sostenuto (G minor) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Andante con moto (No.1) | For Oboe and Organ (Gouin) | Synthesized performance · file |
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