Close for 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Choir midi learning files mendelssohn walpurgisnacht. Mai, dem tag ihrer heiligsprechung, gefeiert wurde. Goethes ballad tells a story of trying to practice pagan rituals in the harz mountains in the face of new and dominating christian forces. It was famously set to music by felix mendelssohn as a secular cantata for soloists alto, tenor, baritone, bass, choir, and orchestra. Allegretto non troppo music download by claus peter flor. The night is one of liberation and terror, a moment when the world is turned upside down and servant and master can temporarily switch places. For several decades after its 1843 premiere, the cantata enjoyed extensive popularity in germany, england, and the united states, as documented from contemporary sources. Mendelssohn, goethe, and the walpurgis night addresses tolerance and. Choir midi learning files for works by felix mendelssohn. Il est le petitfils du philosophe moses mendelssohn.
Mendelssohns dramatic cantata based on goethes poem could not be more different in style from the 19thcentury piety most people still associate with his choral music. Francesco davalos philharmonia orchestra and chorus. His depiction of a witches sabbath may not be quite as outrageous as that of berlioz, but it does inspire some superb writing for the chorus in. Goethe did, however, convince mendelssohn to set it, and the result is pure delight a masterpiece of mendelssohns fierce, fairystyle, tuneful, atmospheric and endlessly entertaining style. August 1799 in seinem ersten brief an carl friedrich zelter mit dem bemerken. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content meredith lee poetic intentions and musical production. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. This work is conceived in order to test the concept that the dramatic ballads might be formed in such a way so as to provide a composer with the material for a larger vocal work. It was premiered less than a year after goethes death, but despite his enthusiasm for the work mendelssohn was unable to return to it as a. On october 4, 5, and 6, music director andres orozcoestrada conducts mendelssohn and mahler, a program of spooky masterpieces featuring the houston symphony chorus. For editors and authors about permissions and rental parts catalogs pdf frequently asked questions home. Walpurgisnacht hexenrituale, witchcraft spells, wicca. Bachelorarbeit, masterarbeit, hausarbeit oder dissertation. Project muse poetic intentions and musical production.