Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer / O for The Wings Of A Dove SSA
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Mendelssohn Hear My Prayer / O for The Wings Of A Dove SSA
- Instrumentation Women's Choir (SSA)
- Composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Choral Score
- Publisher Paterson Ltd.
- Order no. PAT01413
Description:
Mendelssohn wrote the motet Hear My Prayer and O For The Wings Of A Dove in Germany in 1844 and premiered it the next year in London. William Bartholomew wrote the English lyrics as well as collaborating with the composer on hisoratorio Elijah. O ForTthe Wings Of A Dove is frequently performed as a separate work and was made famous in the UK through a 1927 recording. The work was originally written for SATB Chorus and Organ or Orchestra, and is hererendered for Soprano solo and Voices SSA with Piano or Organ.