Composition: Festgesang zum Gutenbergfest, WoO 9 (Mendelssohn, Felix)
| Title | Festgesang |
| Alternative title | Festgesang für Männerchor und Orchester, WoO 9 |
| Creators | Felix Mendelssohn (composer) and Adolf Eduard Prölss (librettist) |
| Opus | WoO 9, MWV D 4 |
| Instrumentation | male chorus and brass ensemble |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1840 |
| First published | 1840 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Choral. Begeht mit heil’gem Lobgesang | — | — | 34 |
| Lied. Vaterland, in deinen Gauen | — | — | 46 |
| Allegro molto. Der Herr, der sprach: Es werde Licht! | — | — | 145 |
| Choral. Heil ihm! Heil uns! | — | — | 16 |
Arrangements
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (C, G) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trumpet 3, 4 (D, E) · view Trombone 1, 2 · view Bass Trombone 1 · view Ophicleide · view Timpani 1 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 5, 6 (D, E) · view Trumpet 5, 6 (C, E) · view Trombone 3, 4 · view Bass Trombone 2 · view Timpani 2 · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
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