Help, Lord! (chorus)
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"Help, Lord! (chorus)" is a dramatic choral movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio *Elijah*, expressing the people’s urgent plea to God in a time of drought and despair.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral movement
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ |
| accompaniment | orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
people of Israel
ⓘ
time of drought ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
dramatic
ⓘ
imploring ⓘ urgent ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio chorus ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Christian sacred music ⓘ |
| movementType | dramatic chorus ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | expresses the people’s collective cry for divine help ⓘ |
| originalWorkPremiere | 1846 ⓘ |
| originalWorkPremierePlace | Birmingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCatalogue | Mendelssohn’s sacred vocal music ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
church performance of Elijah
ⓘ
concert performance of Elijah ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Old Testament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
story of the prophet Elijah ⓘ |
| textSource | Biblical-inspired text ⓘ |
| theme |
despair
ⓘ
drought ⓘ supplication ⓘ urgent plea to God ⓘ |
| vocalForces | mixed choir ⓘ |
| workNumberInProgram | movement of the oratorio Elijah ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mendelssohn's Elijah