Composition: 6 Lieder, Op. 48 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | 6 Lieder im Freien zu singen |
| Alternative title | Der erste Frühlingstag |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) and Ludwig Uhland (librettist) and Nikolaus Lenau (librettist) and Joseph von Eichendorff (librettist) |
| Opus | Op.48 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, alto, tenor and bass |
| Number of movements | 6 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1839 |
| First published | 1840 |
| Dedication | Dr. Martin and Dr. Spiess in Frankfurt am Main |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lieder |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Frühlingsahnung, | — | — | 41 |
| 2. Die Primel, | — | — | 19 |
| 3. Frühlingsfeier, | — | — | 38 |
| 4. Lerchengesang, | — | — | 37 |
| 5. Morgengebet, | — | — | 24 |
| 6. Herbstlied, | — | — | 85 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | — |
| view | Complete | voice and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Lerchengesang (No.4) | — | Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Morgengebet (No.5) | — | Essen: G. D. Baedeker | — | Complete Score (transposed to Bmajor) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for oboe, English horn, bass oboe and bassoon | — | — | 1. Frühlingslied - Score and Parts · view 2. Die Primel - Score and Parts · view 3. Frühlingsfeier - Score and Parts · view 4. Lerchengesang - Score and Parts · view 5. Morgengebet - Score and Parts · view 6. Herbstlied - Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and piano | Ditson | — | 5. Morgengebet · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Jürgen Knuth (performer) | 4. Lerchengesang · file |
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