To celebrate his legacy explore the best mendelssohn works featuring 10 masterpieces including a midsummer nights dream, the hebrides overture, the italian symphony and the scottish symphony. Mashup weaves together 57 famous classical pieces by 33 composers. An illustrated scene from shakespeares a midsummer nights dream. The lovely nocturne, as arranged by moszkowski, makes a beautiful piano number, retaining all the charm of the original. A midsummer nights dream, incidental music by german composer felix mendelssohn written to accompany performances of shakespeares play a midsummer nights dream at the prussian royal court. And now that summers finally here, it is the perfect time to. For 20 years we provide a free and legal service for free sheet music without asking you anything in exchange. Free violin sheet music for nocturne from midsummer nights dream by mendelssohn with backing tracks to play along. Meet felix mendelssohn, composer of the original song of.
Download a midsummer nights dream intermezzo on itunes. Each month, we celebrate the anniversary of a composer by highlighting their work and history, as well as giving you nice arrangements of some of the artists most iconic pieces that you can download directly into your newzik library. Use this quizworksheet combo to test your understanding of the life and many works of felix mendelssohn, and discover why he was a child prodigy. The 10 best shakespeareinspired pieces of music in. Felix mendelssohns wedding march, written in 1842, is one of the best known of the pieces from his suite of incidental music op. Meanwhile, peter quince and the socalled mechanicals.
Felix mendelssohn wedding march sequence willbakermusic. He was, said schumann, the mozart of the 19th century. Related works, pieces based on a midsummer nights dream. Hermia and lysander are in love but hermias father wants her to marry demetrius, whom helena loves. In leipzig, a bronze statue of mendelssohn was removed. Mashup weaves together 57 famous classical pieces by 33. The german composer was just 17yearsold in 1826 when he composed an overture inspired by shakespeares a midsummer nights dream, but it wasnt until 1843 that he completed the rest of the incidental music, which has become so popular in particular the famous wedding march. Shakespeares play a midsummer night s dream was an early favourite of the mendelssohn family and in 1826 felix mendelssohn had written an overture, a musical summary of the play, inspired by the german translation of august wilhelm schlegel, brotherinlaw of mendelssohns aunt dorothea, and by the beauty of a summer evening in the garden of. A midsummer nights dream is a comedy, playing up irony in its many forms until eventually the problems work out and everyone goes home happy.
Midsummer nights dream classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Mendelssohns overture to a midsummer nights dream leavens tchaikovskys dark night. Get a free mp3 of felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture, performed by new zealand symphony orchestra. Although the two pieces were separated by only eight years, and both come from germanic composers, these pieces feel very different.
Mendelssohn became familiar with shakespeare by reading german translations as a boy, and in 1827, at age. Mendelssohn wedding march in midsummer nights dream, second theme 0. Rudolf kempe conducts the german and austrian romantic. Midsummer nights dream full download here is a link to a full streaming download of a midsummer nights dream. Jewish composers such as felix mendelssohn and gustav mahler were disparaged and condemned by the nazis petit and giner 2015, 34. Later, in 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music op. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. And that is the opening to the overture to a midsummer nights dream by the 19th century german composer felix mendelssohn. Registered users can download a complete sample score and full length audio.
All of these composers made significant and lasting contributions to the musical culture of the romantic era. Heinrich eduard jacob, in his biography of the composer, surmised that mendelssohn had scribbled the. This is mendelssohn, so a good orchestra is even more important than good singers. Mendelssohn was first inspired by a midsummer nights dream in his teens. The first private performance in a twopiano version was given at the family mansion by felix and his sister fanny on november 19. A midsummer nights dream work by mendelssohn britannica. Nocturne from a midsummer nights dream, by mendelssohn.
A midsummer nights dream, incidental music by german composer felix mendelssohn written to accompany performances of shakespeares play a. If you use and like, thank you to consider support donation. June 23, 2017 celebrate the sunniest of seasons with the german prodigys timeless overture to a. The programme also includes felix mendelssohns incidental music for a midsummer nights dream. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy 3 february 1809 4 november 1847, born and widely known as felix mendelssohn, was a german composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. My proposal included a two week residency by david to coach the cast. At two separate times, felix mendelssohn composed music for william shakespeares play a midsummer night s dream in german ein sommernachtstraum.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. This episode is an edited compilation of the entire weeks programmes, broadcast earlier this year, and is only available within the uk. Choreography john neumeier composer felix mendelssohn bartholdy gyorgy ligeti. The two composers met for the first time in rome in 1832. This page lists all recordings of a midsummer nights dream. John neumeiers a midsummer nights dream always has been a wonderful. Learn about the jewish german composer, felix mendelssohn influenced by older composers such as bach. Learn about the jewish german composer felix mendelssohn. The juxtaposition of these works is also a fascinating idea as it throws into relief the early period of musical romanticism. At two separate times, felix mendelssohn composed music for william shakespeares play a midsummer nights dream in german ein sommernachtstraum.
The great german composers by felix mendelssohn, george. First in 1826, near the start of his career, he wrote a concert overture op. The premiere of mendelssohns a midsummer night s dream select one. A midsummer nights dream classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web.
Nights dream music, as well as music from the modern composer gyorgy sandor ligeti. Felix mendelssohn, 3 february 1809 4 november 1847. A midsummer nights dream by william shakespeare free ebook. This presentation contains information and links to musical examples for 19 of the leading composers of the romantic period. A midsummer nights dream is a comedy written by william shakespeare in 159596.
Mendelssohn wrote two of his most enduring masterpieces the octet and the overture to midsummer nights dream when he was just a teenager. Mendelssohn overtures including a midsummer nights dream, the hebrides, the fair melusina and calm sea and a prosperous voyage. Notes this score to a professionally engraved, highquality arrangement of mendelssohns wedding march for string quartet is offered free of charge as a special promotion courtesy of the arranger yoon jae lee and publisher ondine press. Felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture. The grandson of the philosopher moses mendelssohn, felix mendelssohn was born into a notable ethnically jewish family, although he himself was brought up initially without religion, and later as a lutheran christian.
Romantic movement and preeminent translator of shakespeare into the german language. Mendelssohns compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music and chamber music. Britten operatic adaptation of shakespeares famed play, a midsummer nights dream, was first premiered in 1960. Jakob ludwig felix mendelssohn bartholdy was a german composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Discover classical music and find out more about the best classical composers, musicians and their works. His bestknown works include his overture and incidental music for. Felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream overture july 14, 2016. But german theatre directors, composers, educators, and administrators were not shy about providing alternatives. Help us celebrate the works of composers, old and new, by donating today. The fashion for playing the wedding march from his a midsummer nights dream at bridal processions originates from a performance of this piece at the wedding of the princess royal after mendelssohns death. After he fled germany he devised a more spectacular outdoor version at the. Registered users can download a complete sample score and full length audio file of nocturne from a midsummer nights dream on the samples tab. Song incidental music to a midsummer nights dream, op.
A midsummer nights dream by felix mendelssohn digital. Lohengrin has a weightiness to it, mendelssohn has a shimmering. Those who crave an even more interactive assignment can download the sheet music. Meet felix mendelssohn, composer of the original song of the summer. Overture to a midsummer nights dream, op 21 mendelssohn. Rochester philharmonic orchestra, hamburger symphoniker the great composers, volume 11. I proposed a production of a midsummer nights dream to the university theatre at the university of kansas, where i am the voice, speech, dialect and heightened text specialist on the faculty. German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early romantic period. Download sheetmusic sheet music downloaded directly to your computer printer. Reflecting on this exploration of the great german composer with the lso, gardiner said. Download composer of the week felix mendelssohn help with downloading. Mendelssohns music to midsummernights dream, written in his eighteenth year, still remains the exemplar for all fairy music. Felix mendelssohn, german composer, pianist, music conductor.
Mendelssohn incidental music from midsummer nights dream. Listen free to felix mendelssohn a midsummer nights dream scherzo, dance of the clowns and more. This time, we discuss one of the greatest german pianists and composers of the romantic era. The 10 best shakespeareinspired pieces of music in pictures. Nocturne from a midsummer nights dream, by mendelssohn, sax. The earliest of the three a midsummer nights dream mendelssohn composed at the age of seventeen, and his sister fanny later remarked how shakespeares play had been a constant presence at their home, and how at various ages we had read all the different roles, from peaseblossom to hermia and helena. Donald macleod explores the life and work of german pianist, composer, organist, and conductor felix mendelssohn. The regime commissioned music to replace his incidental music to a midsummer nights dream petit and giner 2015, 42. How to use this presentation please read the information on each slide, focusing on the last name of each composer.
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