Mendelssohn Lobgesang

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Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" (Hymn of Praise), often classified as his Symphony No. 2, is a large-scale choral-symphonic work that combines orchestral movements with vocal solos and chorus to set biblical texts in a celebratory, sacred context.

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instanceOf choral symphony ⓘ
sacred vocal work ⓘ
symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hymn of Praise ⓘ
Lobgesang ⓘ
Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major ⓘ
biblicalSource Ephesians ⓘ
Isaiah ⓘ
Psalms ⓘ
Romans ⓘ
catalogNumber Op. 52 ⓘ
choralType oratorio-like ⓘ
commissionedFor 400th anniversary of the invention of printing ⓘ
composer Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
compositionYear 1840 ⓘ
dedicationContext public thanksgiving and praise ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
genre symphony-cantata ⓘ
hasPart chorus ⓘ
orchestral movements ⓘ
vocal solos ⓘ
influencedBy Baroque oratorio tradition ⓘ
key B-flat major ⓘ
language German ⓘ
movementCount 10 ⓘ
notableMovement “Alles, was Odem hat, lobe den Herrn” ⓘ
“Nun danket alle Gott” ⓘ
occasion celebration of the invention of printing by Johannes Gutenberg ⓘ
performancePractice often performed in churches and concert halls ⓘ
placeInComposerOutput second numbered symphony ⓘ
premiereCity Leipzig ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereYear 1840 ⓘ
publisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
scoring mixed chorus ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
organ ⓘ
solo alto or second soprano (in some performances) ⓘ
solo soprano ⓘ
solo tenor ⓘ
structure three orchestral movements followed by a large cantata-like section ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic ⓘ
subject Christian praise of God ⓘ
textLanguage German ⓘ
textSource Bible ⓘ
textTheme praise and thanksgiving to God ⓘ
textType sacred ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration approximately 60–70 minutes ⓘ
workNumbering Symphony No. 2 ⓘ

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Westminster Symphonic Choir → repertoireIncludes → Mendelssohn Lobgesang ⓘ
Mendelssohn Lobgesang → alsoKnownAs → Lobgesang ⓘ
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Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" → belongsTo → Mendelssohn symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" → partOf → Mendelssohn symphonies ⓘ
linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Hymn of Praise → hasTitleInGerman → Lobgesang ⓘ
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Hymn of Praise → hasAlternativeTitle → Lobgesang ⓘ
linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Hymn of Praise → isAlsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major "Lobgesang" ⓘ
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Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major → alsoKnownAs → Lobgesang ⓘ
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Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major → workTitleInGerman → Sinfonie-Kantate "Lobgesang" ⓘ
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Nun danket alle Gott → usedInWork → Mendelssohn Symphony No. 2 "Lobgesang" ⓘ
subject linked to: “Nun danket alle Gott”
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Birmingham Triennial Music Festival → commissionedWork → Lobgesang ⓘ
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Birmingham Triennial Music Festival → premieredWork → Lobgesang ⓘ
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Symphony No. 2 → title → Lobgesang ⓘ
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Symphony No. 2 → alternateName → Lobgesang Symphony ⓘ
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Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies → includesWork → Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang" ⓘ
linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang
Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang" → nickname → Lobgesang ⓘ
subject linked to: Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies
linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang