Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"

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Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" is a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn that commemorates the Protestant Reformation and prominently incorporates Martin Luther’s chorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony
alsoKnownAs Reformation Symphony
approximateDuration 30 minutes
catalogNumber MWV N 15
choraleComposerQuoted Martin Luther
chronologicalNumberAmongMendelssohnSymphonies 2
commemorates Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
composer Felix Mendelssohn
compositionPeriod Romantic
countryOfOrigin Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
dateComposed 1830
dedicatedTo Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia
surface form: King Frederick William III of Prussia
finaleFeature chorale-based symphonic movement
firstPublisher Breitkopf & Härtel
genre orchestral music
hasCatalogueEntry Hoboken-like Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis (MWV N 15)
hasTheme Protestant identity
religious commemoration
historicalContext 300th anniversary of the Protestant Augsburg Confession
incorporatesMelody "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott"
influencedBy Lutheran chorale tradition
Protestant liturgical music
instrumentation orchestra
intendedOccasion 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession
key D minor
languageOfTitle German
movement I: Andante – Allegro con fuoco
II: Allegro vivace
III: Andante
IV: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace – Allegro maestoso
movementCount 4
openingFeature slow introduction with Dresden Amen motif
opusNumber Op. 107
partOf Mendelssohn Lobgesang
surface form: Mendelssohn symphonies
placeOfComposition Berlin
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn
premiereDate 15 November 1832
premiereLocation Berlin
publicationDate 1868
publishedPosthumously true
reasonForNumberingDiscrepancy published order differs from order of composition
titleInGerman Reformation Symphony
surface form: Reformations-Symphonie
usesLiturgicalMelody Great Amen
surface form: Dresden Amen
workNumber Symphony No. 5
workOf Felix Mendelssohn
yearOfIntendedOccasion 1830

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Felix Mendelssohn notableWork Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"