Description
| Product ID: | 9790014104177 |
| Product Form: | Sheet music |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Lobgesang (Song of Praise) (Symphony No. 2) Op.52 |
| Authors: | Author: Johanna Cornelis |
| Subjects: | Art music, orchestral and formal music, Western "classical" music, Choral music |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Lobgesang was written for the 400th anniversary of the invention of moveable type by Johannes Gutenberg, an event celebrated in Leizig in the Summer of 1840. The work unites some of Mendlessohn's most pressing compositional concerns: to bring the Church and the concert hall one step closer together, as he felt had already been accomplished in England, and, at the same time, to give expression to his dydactic and educational impetus while creating a novel genre, transcending conventional boundaries. Lobgesang (Sinfonie Nr. 2 B-Dur) op. 52 (Klavierauszug) Lobgesang was written for the 400th anniversary of the invention of moveable type by Johannes Gutenberg, an event celebrated in Leizig in the Summer of 1840. The work unites some of Mendlessohn''s most pressing compositional concerns: to bring the Church and the concert hall one step closer together, as he felt had already been accomplished in England, and, at the same time, to give expression to his dydactic and educational impetus while creating a novel genre, transcending conventional boundaries. Lobgesang (Sinfonie Nr. 2 B-Dur) op. 52 (Klavierauszug) |
| Imprint Name: | Edition Peters |
| Publisher Name: | Edition Peters |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2001-04-12 |