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Email to PurchaseA Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21 MWV P 3
Official edition of "A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21 MWV P 3" by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, published by Breitkopf & Härtel (9790004211458), scored for 交响乐队. Edition includes 20 parts, 172 pages.
- Composer
- Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Publisher
- Breitkopf & Härtel
- Catalog No.
- 9790004211458
- Opus
- op. 21 MWV P 3
- Instrumentation
- 交响乐队
- Specifications
- 20 parts · 172 pages (Score & Parts)
- Purchase Orders
- cdiyao@gmail.com (Email to Purchase)
Parts & Score Materials
| Part Name | Instrument | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| （全）总谱 | FullScore | 76 pages |
| 长笛 1 | Flute | 4 pages |
| 长笛 2 | Flute | 4 pages |
| 双簧管 1 | Oboe | 4 pages |
| 双簧管 2 | Oboe | 4 pages |
| A调单簧管 1 | Clarinet | 4 pages |
| A调单簧管 2 | Clarinet | 4 pages |
| 大管 1 | Bassoon | 4 pages |
| 大管 2 | Bassoon | 4 pages |
| 圆号 1 fa | Horn | 4 pages |
| 圆号 2 fa | Horn | 4 pages |
| Ophicleide | Horn | 3 pages |
| E调小号 1 | Trumpet | 3 pages |
| E调小号 2 | Trumpet | 3 pages |
| Timpani | Percussion | 3 pages |
| 小提琴 1 | Violin | 11 pages |
| 小提琴 2 | Violin | 11 pages |
| 中提琴 | Viola | 8 pages |
| 大提琴 | Cello | 7 pages |
| 低音提琴 | DoubleBass | 7 pages |
Work & Edition Details
To this day, Mendelssohns epoch-making Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream has been performed on the basis of a more than dubious transmission. Neither the first edition of the parts (1832), and certainly not the print of the score based on these parts (1835) go back directly to the autograph of the 17-year-old composer, which is now located in Krakow. No wonder, since Mendelssohn had breezily given away his original at an early date. The result: during his lifetime, versions were published with his authorization, even though they were full of unintended inconsistencies. Yet the autograph of 1826 is unequivocal: it is clear, practically free of irregularities and diverges considerably from the corrupted printed version. Christian Martin Schmidt comes up with occasionally differing musical passages, but above all with logical and compositionally compelling performance instructions, laying bare to musical practice the original form buried beneath layers of falsified material for the first time.
