Look insideFelix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809–1847) A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61 MWV M 13
Music to Shakespeare's Comedy – Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition edited by Christian Martin Schmidt [solos,fem ch,orch] Duration: 45' Text: William Shakespeare
solos: SpSS – choir: SSAA – 2.2.2.2 – 2.3.3.0.oph – timp.perc(2) – str
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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.
The performance material based on the edition by Christian Martin Schmidt from the Leipzig Mendelssohn Edition is available for hire in its entirety. A study score, a choral score, and a piano vocal score are offered additionally, the latter being a revision of the 1845 piano vocal score by Ernst Friedrich Richter, published by Breitkopf & Härtel in consultation with Mendelssohn. It has been thoroughly reviewed by Hellmut Döhnert in 2001 and takes dynamics and articulation into account in detail.
| Overture | |
| 01. | Scherzo |
| 02. | Fairy March |
| 03. | Song with Choir |
| 04. | Andante |
| 05. | Intermezzo |
| 06. | Dialogue |
| 07. | Notturno |
| 08. | Dialogue |
| 09. | Wedding March |
| 11. | A Dance of Clowns |
| 12. | Scene and Dialogue |
| 13. | Finale |
| 10. | Marcia funebre |