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
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soprano solo ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | second numbered symphony by Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| workType | symphony with chorus ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1840 ⓘ |
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