Antigone, Op. 55 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Antigone |
| Alternative title | Muzik zu ''Antigone'' des Sophokles |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn, composer Johann Jakob Christian Donner, librettist |
| Opus | MWV M 12 |
| Instrumentation | narrator, tenor, bass, 2 male chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1841 |
| First published | 1841 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 3300 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overture | — | C minor | 101 |
| 1. "Strahl des Helios, schönstes Licht" | — | C major | 165 |
| 2. "Vieles Gewaltige lebt" | — | A major | 116 |
| 3. "Ihr Seligen, deren Geschick nie kostet' Unheil!" | — | F major | 189 |
| 4. "O Eros, Allsieger im Kampf" | — | G major | 182 |
| 5. "Noch toset des Sturmes Gewalt" | — | E minor | 165 |
| 6. Bacchus-Chor: "Vielnamiger! Wonn' und Stolz der Kadmos-Jungfrau" | — | D major | 207 |
| 7. "Hier kommt er ja selbst" | — | E flat major | 186 |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
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| View | Complete | — | — | — | Contents Introduction Parts 1–4 Parts 5–7 |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
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