Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"

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Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" is a symphony by Felix Mendelssohn that commemorates the Protestant Reformation and prominently incorporates Martin Luther’s chorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf symphony ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Reformation Symphony ⓘ
approximateDuration 30 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber MWV N 15 ⓘ
choraleComposerQuoted Martin Luther ⓘ
chronologicalNumberAmongMendelssohnSymphonies 2 ⓘ
commemorates Protestant Reformation ⓘ
linked to: Reformation
composer Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
compositionPeriod Romantic ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia
dateComposed 1830 ⓘ
dedicatedTo King Frederick William III of Prussia ⓘ
finaleFeature chorale-based symphonic movement ⓘ
firstPublisher Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
hasCatalogueEntry Hoboken-like Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis (MWV N 15) ⓘ
hasTheme Protestant identity ⓘ
religious commemoration ⓘ
historicalContext 300th anniversary of the Protestant Augsburg Confession ⓘ
incorporatesMelody "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" ⓘ
influencedBy Lutheran chorale tradition ⓘ
Protestant liturgical music ⓘ
instrumentation orchestra ⓘ
intendedOccasion 300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession ⓘ
key D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle German ⓘ
movement I: Andante – Allegro con fuoco ⓘ
II: Allegro vivace ⓘ
III: Andante ⓘ
IV: Andante con moto – Allegro vivace – Allegro maestoso ⓘ
movementCount 4 ⓘ
openingFeature slow introduction with Dresden Amen motif ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 107 ⓘ
partOf Mendelssohn symphonies ⓘ
placeOfComposition Berlin ⓘ
premiereConductor Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
premiereDate 15 November 1832 ⓘ
premiereLocation Berlin ⓘ
publicationDate 1868 ⓘ
publishedPosthumously true ⓘ
reasonForNumberingDiscrepancy published order differs from order of composition ⓘ
titleInGerman Reformations-Symphonie ⓘ
usesLiturgicalMelody Dresden Amen ⓘ
linked to: Great Amen
workNumber Symphony No. 5 ⓘ
workOf Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
yearOfIntendedOccasion 1830 ⓘ

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Felix Mendelssohn → notableWork → Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" ⓘ
MWV N 15 → refersTo → Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Hoboken-like Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis (MWV N 15) → refersTo → Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" ⓘ
Hoboken-like Mendelssohn-Werkverzeichnis (MWV N 15) → hasPrimarySubject → Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"
Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies → includesWork → Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" ⓘ
Symphony No. 4 in A major → followedBy → Symphony No. 5 in D minor "Reformation" ⓘ
linked to: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"