Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2011-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 165 Edwards, F. G. (Frederick George) 1853 1909 Edwards, Frederick George Grove, George 1820 1900 Grove, Sir George 2013561127 The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah' Produced by Linda Cantoni, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'" by F. G. Edwards is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the background, creation, and reception of Felix Mendelssohn's famed oratorio "Elijah," which premiered in Birmingham in 1846. The book presents an array of insights into Mendelssohn's life and artistic process, exploring the influence of his correspondence with contemporaries and the significance of the oratorio within the musical canon. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the motivation behind its writing: the 50th anniversary of the premiere of "Elijah." Edwards emphasizes the value of the original letters and correspondences from Mendelssohn, providing a personal glimpse into the composer's thoughts and struggles while creating the oratorio. As the narrative unfolds, it touches on Mendelssohn’s early compositions, his collaborations with librettists, and the eventual success of "Elijah," which became a landmark in the oratorio format, highlighting its profound emotional depth and dramatic weight. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Elias ML Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Music 300033 300035 2024-09-16T07:18:01.653464 2023-09-16T13:25:31.977533 text/html text/html 292089 2021-01-08T08:37:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5044184 2021-01-08T08:37:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1154260 2024-09-16T07:18:12.279422 application/epub+zip 1155913 2024-09-16T07:18:05.255468 application/epub+zip 161086 2024-09-16T07:18:03.161468 application/epub+zip 2270948 2024-09-16T07:18:16.398390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2257845 2024-09-16T07:18:10.358433 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339950 2022-09-17T12:40:28.166794 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 227631 227407 2024-09-16T07:18:00.007511 2023-09-16T13:25:30.583508 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 227469 2021-01-08T08:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84164 2021-01-08T08:37:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 227484 2021-01-08T08:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84104 2021-01-08T08:37:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20628 2024-09-16T07:18:16.557383 application/rdf+xml 15755 2024-09-16T07:18:03.581462 image/jpeg 3643 2024-09-16T07:18:03.377458 image/jpeg 5101811 2024-09-16T07:18:02.204546 application/octet-stream application/zip