Symphony No. 2

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Symphony No. 2 is Felix Mendelssohn’s large-scale choral symphony, commonly known as "Lobgesang" ("Hymn of Praise"), which combines orchestral movements with vocal and choral sections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf choral symphony
symphony
alternateName Lobgesang Symphony NERFINISHED
associatedCity Leipzig Gewandhaus tradition NERFINISHED
basedOnText Biblical texts
biblicalBookReferenced Isaiah NERFINISHED
Psalms NERFINISHED
Romans NERFINISHED
catalogueNumber Op. 52
cityAssociated Leipzig NERFINISHED
composer Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED
composerNationality German
compositionPeriod early Romantic
dateComposed 1840
dedicationContext celebration of printing and dissemination of the Bible
genre symphonic cantata
symphony-cantata hybrid
key B-flat major
language German
movementCountDescription three purely orchestral movements and seven vocal movements
notableAria Ich will dir ein neues Lied singen
notableChorus Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn NERFINISHED
numberOfMovements 10
openingMovementType Sinfonia
opusNumber 52
period Romantic era
placeOfPremiere Leipzig NERFINISHED
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED
premiereOccasion 400th anniversary of the invention of printing
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel NERFINISHED
requires large chorus
large orchestra
vocal soloists
scoring chorus
orchestra
solo voices
structure three orchestral movements followed by vocal and choral movements
style late Classical and early Romantic synthesis
textLanguage German
textSource Luther Bible NERFINISHED
title Lobgesang NERFINISHED
translatedTitle Hymn of Praise NERFINISHED
vocalForces mixed chorus
soprano solo
tenor solo
workNumberInComposerOutput second numbered symphony by Mendelssohn
workType symphony with chorus
yearOfPremiere 1840

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Mendelssohn Lobgesang workNumbering Symphony No. 2