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Elijah : an oratorio for soprano, alto, tenor, and bass soli, SATB, orchestra and organ, opus 70 / Mendelssohn ; text derived from the Lutheran Bible by Julius Schubring ; English version by William Bartholomew ; edited by Michael Pilkington.

By: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847 [composer].
Contributor(s): Schubring, Julius, 1806-1889 | Bartholomew, William, 1793-1867 | Pilkington, Michael [editor].
Material type: materialTypeLabelScorePublisher: London : Novello Publishing Limited, [1991]Edition: Choral edition.Description: 1 vocal score (xli, 206 pages) ; 28 cm.Content type: notated music Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780853603214; 0853603219.Subject(s): Elijah (Biblical prophet) | Oratorios -- Vocal scores with pianoDDC classification: S/2511

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(Music Sales America). Mendelssohn's Elijah is an oratorio for SATB soli, SATB chorus, orchestra and organ, with the text derived from the Lutheran Bible by Julius Schubring. The English version of the text was translated by William Bartholemew. This New Novello Choral Edition of the vocal score contains comprehensive performance notes and detailed editorial markings and suggestions, as edited by Michael Pilkington. The German text is also included in the vocal score, and a German translation of the performance notes is also provided.

Includes preface in English and German, and original German and English libretti printed as text.

Bibliography: (page xvi).