Composition: Christus, Op. 97 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Christus |
| Alternative title | Erde, Hölle und Himmel |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) |
| Opus | MWV A 26 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 16 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1847 |
| First published | 1852 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Da Jesus geboren war | — | — | 6 |
| Wo ist der neugeborne König der Juden | — | — | 24 |
| Es wird ein Stern aus Jakob aufgehn | — | — | 118 |
| Und der ganze Haufe stand auf | — | — | 3 |
| Diesen finden wir | — | — | 14 |
| Pilatus sprach zu den Hohenpriestern | — | — | 5 |
| Er hat das Volk erregt | — | — | 29 |
| Pilatus aber sprach | — | — | 4 |
| Hinweg mit diesem | — | — | 16 |
| Da rief Pilatus | — | — | 4 |
| Kreuzige, kreuzige | — | — | 37 |
| Pilatus spricht zu ihnen | — | — | 4 |
| Wir haben ein Gesetz | — | — | 20 |
| Da überantwortete er ihn | — | — | 10 |
| Ihr Töchter Zions | — | — | 97 |
| Er nimmt auf seinen Rücken | — | — | 12 |
Arrangements
(No arrangements)
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Holograph manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| view | Selections (Recitatives and Choruses) | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Vocal Score (corresponds to the full score ed. Rietz) |
| view | Selections (Recitatives and Choruses) | vocal score | Schirmer | — | Complete Score Color Cover |
| view | Selections (Recitatives and Choruses) | vocal score | Litolff | — | Complete Score |
| view | Selections (Recitatives and Choruses) | vocal score | — | — | 13. Choral: Er nimmt auf seinen Rücken (TTBB) |
| view | Selections (Recitatives and Choruses) | vocal score | — | — | 15. Chorus: Ihr Töchter Zions |
Recordings/Performances
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