Mendelssohn Elijah

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Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.

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Elijah, Op. 70 1
Mendelssohn Elijah canonical 1

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instanceOf choral work
oratorio
approximateDuration 135 minutes
basedOn Biblical story of the prophet Elijah
biblicalBookReferenced 1 Kings
2 Kings
catalogueNumber Op. 70
commissionedBy Birmingham Triennial Music Festival
composer Felix Mendelssohn
containsMovement And then shall your light break forth (chorus)
Behold, God the Lord passed by (chorus)
He watching over Israel (chorus)
Help, Lord! (chorus)
Lift thine eyes (chorus of women)
Lord, bow thine ear (chorus)
Thanks be to God (chorus)
firstEnglishPerformanceYear 1847
genre Romantic oratorio
hasEnglishVersion yes
influencedBy Baroque oratorio tradition
George Frideric Handel
Johann Sebastian Bach
keyMovementsKnownFor large-scale choruses
language German
notableFeature dramatic choral writing
frequent performance in choral repertoire
numberOfParts 2
otherSoloVoices alto
soprano
tenor
period Romantic era
premiereCity Birmingham
premiereCountry United Kingdom
premiereDate 1846-08-26
premierePlace Birmingham Town Hall
principalCharacter Elijah
principalVoiceTypeForElijah baritone
scoring mixed chorus
orchestra
organ
soloists
structure Part I
Part II
style tonal
textCompiler Julius Schubring NERFINISHED
textSource Luther Bible
titleInGerman Elias
typicalPerformanceContext church or sacred music festivals
concert performance

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Felix Mendelssohn notableWork Mendelssohn Elijah
this entity surface form: Elijah, Op. 70