Concert Band; Orchestra
0.2.2.2: 2.0.0.0: Timp:
Str (4-4-3-3-3): Solo
Soprano: Mix Chorus
SKU: AP.36-A464991
Composed by Felix
Mendelssohn/ Libretto by
William Bartholomew after
Psalm 55. Cantata/
Oratorio, Orchestra
Accompaniment, VS. Kalmus
Choral Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A464991.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A464991).
ISBN
9798892700023. UPC:
659359968167.
English.
While
Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847) modestly
refers to Hear My Prayer
(Hör' mein Bitten) in
G Major, WoO 15, as a
trifle, it is among his
most popular works for
chorus. On the autograph
score, he inscribed the
following: A sacred Solo,
for a Soprano and Chorus,
with Organ accompaniment,
composed for W.
Bartholomew, Esq., by
Felix Mendelssohn
Bartholdy. William
Bartholomew wrote the
text, which is derived on
Psalm 55, and requested
that Mendelssohn set it
to music. This version
premiered on January 8,
1845, at Crosby Hall in
London. In 1847,
Mendelssohn orchestrated
the work, but he passed
before he could hear this
version, which premiered
on December 21, 1848, in
Dublin. Score and parts
for orchestral
accompaniment available
separately. This edition
adds reheasal numbers
that match between the
score, parts, and choral
score.
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