Lord, bow thine ear (chorus)
E585593
"Lord, bow thine ear" is a choral movement from Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio *Elijah*, featuring a prayerful, homophonic setting that highlights the work’s devotional character.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | choral movement ⓘ |
| associatedComposerFullName | Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Old Testament narrative of the prophet Elijah ⓘ |
| basedOnTextFrom | Bible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
devotional
ⓘ
prayerful ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containedIn | Mendelssohn’s oratorio Elijah, Op. 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalEmphasis | supplication and humility in prayer ⓘ |
| genre | oratorio chorus ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | prayer ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | concert sacred repertoire ⓘ |
| originalMedium | voices and orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premieredAsPartOf | Elijah premiere at Birmingham Festival ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christian sacred music ⓘ |
| style | homophonic ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| texture | primarily homophonic ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
SATB chorus
ⓘ
mixed choir ⓘ |
| workNumberInCatalogue | Op. 70 (within Elijah) ⓘ |
| workTitle | Lord, bow thine ear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mendelssohn's Elijah