MENDELSSOHN DA PACEM

MENDELSSOHN DA PACEM

Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Published in 3 hymnals


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Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (b. Hamburg, Germany, 1809; d. Leipzig, Germany, 1847) was the son of banker Abraham Mendelssohn and the grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. His Jewish family became Christian and took the Bartholdy name (name of the estate of Mendelssohn's uncle) when baptized into the Lutheran church. The children all received an excellent musical education. Mendelssohn had his first public performance at the age of nine and by the age of sixteen had written several symphonies. Profoundly influenced by J. S. Bach's music, he conducted a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in 1829 (at age 20!) – the first performance since Bach's death, thus reintroducing Bach to the world. Mendelssohn organized the Domchor in Berlin… Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: MENDELSSOHN DA PACEM
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8
Incipit: 13211 15433 65431
Key: E♭ Major

Timeline

Arrangements

Organ Solo

  • Hymn Prelude Library Volume Seven Tunes M: Lutheran Service Book
    Composer/Editors Kevin J. Hildebrand; Ralph C. Schultz
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2015) pp. 38
  • Partita on Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord
    Composer/Editors Bernard Wayne Sanders; Felix Mendelssohn
    Published By: Concordia Publishing House (2011) pp. 4

Media

Small Church Music #2849
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

Instances (1 - 2 of 2)

Lutheran Service Book #777

Audio

Small Church Music #2849

Include 1 pre-1979 instance
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