Elijah (oratorio)
Elijah (oratorio) Elijah is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1846 for ... in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings ...
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Oratorio
Oratorio An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra ... does not have scenery, costumes, or acting. Oratorio closely mirrored opera in all ages in ... except that choruses were more prominent in oratorio than in opera. The peak period for ... religious or secular, the theme of an oratorio is meant to be weighty, and ...
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Elijah (prophet)
Elijah (prophet) This article is about the prophet ... For the work by Felix Mandelssohn, see Elijah (oratorio). Elijah (אֱלִיָּהוּ "Whose/my God is the Lord ... God is Jehovah". In the Hebrew Bible Elijah is first introduced in 1 Kings ...
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Talk:Elijah
Talk:Elijah Making redirect This page was a disambiguation between the prophet Elijah and the oratorio Elijah. After investigating the first 50 incoming links ...
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Elias
... English. It is the Greek form of Elijah, the name of an important prophet in ... name. Newer translations usually translate it as Elijah. Elias is thought to be linguistically derived from Elijah because the Hebrew suffix -yahu, rendered -iah ... Helios (see below). Elias is also an Oratorio about the prophet Elijah, composed by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Elias ...
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Felix Mendelssohn
... the Scottish Symphony (Symphony No. 3). His oratorio Elijah was premiered in Birmingham on 26 August ... to remove the Victorian varnish from the oratorio 'Elijah', and has explored the frequently intense and ... large oratorios, St. Paul in 1836 and Elijah in 1846, were greatly influenced by ...
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Category:Oratorios
... Ölberge D The Dream of Gerontius E Elijah (oratorio) I Israel in Egypt (oratorio) J Jephtha M Marie-Magdeleine Messiah (Handel) O Oedipus rex (opera) S Samson (oratorio) Semele (oratorio) S cont. Socrate Song of the ...
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Matthäuspassion
... in the later 17th century. Like other oratorio passions, Bach's setting presents the Biblical ... variety of instrumental accompaniments, typical of the oratorio style. The interpolated texts point to a ... and “others” say “Wait to see if Elijah comes to help him.” In the ...
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List of choral works
... Mass in C Major op86 Choral fantasy Oratorio, Christ on the Mount of Olives Franz ... Requiem) Te Deum Symphony, Romeo et Juliette Oratorio, La damnation de Faust Sacred trilogy, L ... Enfance du Christ Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Elijah (oratorio) Symphony No. 2, "Lobgesang" ("Hymn of Praise ...
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Julius Benedict
... 1846). In 1848 he conducted Mendelssohn's Elijah at Exeter Hall, for the first appearance of Jenny Lind in oratorio, and in 1850 he went to America ... out there in 1864. St Cecilia, an oratorio, was performed at the Norwich Festival in ...
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