Psalm 98 MWV A 23 (Op. 91) Singet dem Herrn

By Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn

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Instrument:

Choir

Voice Solo

Ensemble:

4-Part

Double Choir

Mixed Choir

SATB

SATB/SATB

Format:

Vocal Score

Publisher:

Breitkopf and Haertel

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Mixed choir, vocal solo(s), orchestra (solos: SATB - choir: SATB/SATB - 2.2.2.2. - 2.2.3.0. - timp - hp - org - str)
Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). Edited by Frank Reinisch. Arranged by Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Edition Breitkopf.

The 98th Psalm is one of Mendelssohn's church-music works which is hard to categorize.

Romantic. Vocal score. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB-8527. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-8527).

Item Number: BR.EB-8527

ISBN 979-0-004-17819-5. 7.5 x 10.5 in inches.

The 98th Psalm is one of Mendelssohn's church-music works which is hard to categorize. Just like the Lobgesang Cantata, which unites the symphonic form and the chorale cantata, the 98th Psalm joins the motet and cantata forms into a highly expressive unity. The work begins in eight parts a cappella and leads to a vigorous orchestral movement. The use of the harp in Romantic church music was innovative and provocative in Mendelssohn's day.
The piano-vocal score made by Mendelssohn himself was completed by Michael Obst, who reduced the introductory a cappella chorus for rehearsal purposes.