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Elijah, Op.70 / Felix Mendelssohn [notated music]

Title

Elijah, Op.70 [notated music]

Composer

Mendelssohn, Felix, 1809-1847

Editor

Kretzschmar, Hermann, 1848-1924

Librettist

Schubring, Julius, 1806-1889

Translator

Bartholomew, William, 1793-1867

Place of Publication/Creation

Edwardsville, IL

Published/Created

2007

Type of Material

notated music

Genre

notated music

Publisher

Serenissima Music, Inc

Edition

Reprint.

Language

English

Media

unmediated

Physical Description

200 pages of music

Carrier

volume

Contents Note

Introtuction: As God, the Lord of Israel Liveth (Elijah) -- Overture -- 1. Coro: Help, Lord! -- Recitativo (Coro): The Deeps Afford No Water -- 2. Duetto con Coro: Lord, Bow Thine Ear -- 3. Recitativo: Ye People, Rend Your Hearts (Obadiah) -- 4. Aria: If With All Your Hearts (Obadiah) -- 5. Coro: Yet Doth the Lord -- 6. Recitativo: Elijah! Get Thee Hence (Angel) -- 7. Quartetto Doppio: For He Shall Give His Angels -- Recitativo: Now Cherith’s Brook (Angel) -- 8. Recitativo: What Have I to Do With Thee? (Widow) -- Aria e Duetto: Give Me Thy Son (Elijah, Widow) -- 9. Coro: Blessed Are the Men Who Fear Him -- 10. Recitativo e Coro: As the Lord God (Elijah, Ahab) -- 11. Coro: Baal, We Cry to Thee (Priests of Baal) -- 12. Recitativo: Call Him Louder! For He Is a God (Elijah) -- Coro: Hear Our Cry, O Baal! (Priests of Baal) -- 13. Recitativo: Call Him Louder! He Heareth Not (Elijah) -- Coro: Baal! Baal! (Priests of Baal) -- 14. Aria: Lord, God of Abraham (Elijah) -- 15. Quartetto: Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord -- 16. Recitativo: O Thou, Who Makest Thine Angels Spirits (Elijah) -- Coro: The Fire Descends -- 17. Aria: Is Not His Word Like a Fire? (Elijah) -- 18. Arioso: Woe Unto Them Who Forsake Him (Alto) -- 19. Recitativo: O Man of God, Help Thy People! (Obadiah) -- Coro: Open the Heavens -- 20. Coro: Thanks Be to God! -- 21. Aria: Hear Ye, Israel (Soprano) -- 22. Coro: Be Not Afraid, Saith God, the Lord -- 23. Recitativo: The Lord Hath Exalted Thee (Elijah) -- Recitativo e Coro: Have Ye Not Heard (The Queen and People) -- 24. Coro: Woe to Him! He Shall Perish! -- 25. Recitativo: Man of God (Obadiah, Elijah) -- 26. Aria: It Is Enough! (Elijah) -- 27. Recitativo: See, Now He Sleepeth (Tenor) -- 28. Terzetto: Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains -- 29. Coro: He, Watching Over Israel, Slumbers Not -- 30. Recitativo: Arise, Elijah (Angel) -- Recitativo: O Lord, I Have Labored In Vain (Elijah) -- 31. Aria: O Rest in the Lord (Angel) -- 32. Coro: He That Shall Endure -- 33. Recitativo: Night Falleth ’Round Me (Elijah) -- Recitativo: Arise Now! Get Thee Without (Angel) -- 34. Coro: Behold, God the Lord Passed By -- 35. Recitativo: Above Him Stood the Seraphim (Angel) -- Coro: Holy, Holy, Holy is God, the Lord -- 36. Recitativo (Coro): Go, Return Upon Thy Way -- Recitativo: I Go on My Way (Elijah) -- 37. Arioso: For the Mountains Shall Depart (Elijah) -- 38. Coro: Then Did Elijah the Prophet Break Forth -- 39. Aria: Then Shall the Righteous Shine Forth (Tenor) -- 40. Recitativo: Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah (Soprano) -- 41. Coro: But the Lord from the North Hath Raised One -- Quartetto: O Come, Everyone That Thirsteth -- 42. Coro: And Then Shall Your Light Break Forth.

Summary

<i>Elijah</i> is one of the most dramatic oratorios ever written - crowded with stirring incident and music which claims attention. It was the composer's desire to be dramatic, and he knew how to achieve his end. The text is a mosaic of biblical verses taken principally from the First Book of Kings, but having the effect of a vivid, spontaneous story. As with Mendelsoohn's earlier "St. Paul," the text was arranged by Julius Schubring. The English translation was made by William Bartholomew, who sent it to the composer piecemeal as he worked. The musical character of Elijah is clearly drawn, and Mendelssohn has succeeded in making the prophet "A man strong and zealous, full of bitterness and scorn, the antagonist of the rabble, whether of courtiers or populace, well nigh the antagonist of the world, yet borne aloft on the wings of angels." Unabrdged digitally enhanced reissue in large-format of the vocal score edited by Hermann Ktrezschmar and published in Leipzig by C.F. Peters in the late 19th century.

Notes

Vocal score.

SSAATTBB soli, SATB chorus / Piano.

ISMN with hyphens: 979-0-800001-32-1

Description based on ISMN data provided by the publisher.

Subject

Oratorios

ISBN

9781932419368

International Standard Music Number (ISMN)

9790800001321

Last Updated: 03-26-2022