The Musical Genesis of Felix Mendelssohn's Paulus
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Published: July 17, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780810840478
Subjects: Composers & musicians; Composition & orchestration; Romantic music (c 1830 to c 1900); Sacred & religious music; Composers & Musicians - General; Instruction & Study - Voice; Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians; General; Music; Music/Songbooks; 1809-1847; 1809-1847.; Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix,; Paulus
Description: "Felix Mendelssohn is one of the most celebrated figures of the early Romantic period. As a composer of sacred texts, he is chiefly remembered today for the oratorios Paulus (1836) and Elijah (1846). In this stidy, Siegwart Reichwald offers a meticulous analysis of Paulus, beginning with a general overview of the oratorio traditions of the early nineteenth century. He details the phases of the compositional process of Paulus as well as principles governing its development.

Numerous musical examples, figures, and tables accompany the text." "This thorough treatment of Paulus, while shedding light on Mendelssohn's approach to the oratorio and to sacred music in general, will be of interest to students of musicology."--BOOK JACKET.