A Midsummer Night’s Dream Op. 61 MWV M 13
Nos. 5, 7 and 11 Intermezzo, Notturno and A Dance of Clowns – Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
[orch] duration: 12′ 2.2.2.2 – 2.0.0.0 – str
Description
After composing his Concert Overture op. 23 in the summer of 1826, Mendelssohn returned to Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream between 1842 and 1843 to compose his incidental music op. 61, based on August Wilhelm Schlegel’s translation. This music played a significant role in helping the work achieve success in German-speaking countries. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was considered an integral part of any performance of the comedy, and alternative compositions, such as by Carl Orff, were unsuccessful in competing with Mendelssohn’s popular music.
Numbers 5, 7, and 11 of the incidental music, the Intermezzo, the Notturno, and “Ein Tanz von Rüpeln” (A Dance of Ruffians), are available here as performance material based on Christian Martin Schmidt’s edition in the Leipzig Mendelssohn Edition.
PB 5367
score
EAN: 9790004210536
32 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 164 g / stapled
PB 5367D
score
EAN: 9790004825341
34 pages / 25 x 32 cm / digital edition
OB 5367-15
violin 1
EAN: 9790004334447
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 53 g / stapled
OB 5367-16
violin 2
EAN: 9790004334454
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 54 g / stapled
OB 5367-19
viola
EAN: 9790004334461
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 54 g / stapled
OB 5367-23
violoncello
EAN: 9790004334478
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 54 g / stapled
OB 5367-27
double bass
EAN: 9790004334485
8 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 54 g / stapled
OB 5367-30
wind parts
EAN: 9790004334492
44 pages / 25 x 32 cm / 208 g / folder
Description
Description
After composing his Concert Overture op. 23 in the summer of 1826, Mendelssohn returned to Shakespeare’s comedy A Midsummer Night’s Dream between 1842 and 1843 to compose his incidental music op. 61, based on August Wilhelm Schlegel’s translation. This music played a significant role in helping the work achieve success in German-speaking countries. Until the beginning of the 20th century, it was considered an integral part of any performance of the comedy, and alternative compositions, such as by Carl Orff, were unsuccessful in competing with Mendelssohn’s popular music.
Numbers 5, 7, and 11 of the incidental music, the Intermezzo, the Notturno, and “Ein Tanz von Rüpeln” (A Dance of Ruffians), are available here as performance material based on Christian Martin Schmidt’s edition in the Leipzig Mendelssohn Edition.
Table of contents
| 5. | Intermezzo | 4' |
| 7. | Notturno | 6' |
| 11. | A Dance of Clowns | 2' |