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	* <i>Mendelssohn: Elijah, an Oratorio</i>, piano vocal score. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d. ISBN: 978-0-7935-4559-9.		* <i>Mendelssohn: Elijah, an Oratorio</i>, piano vocal score. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d. ISBN: 978-0-7935-4559-9.

			==Link==

			Shortcut to this page: https://elijah.ccarh.org

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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* F. G. Edwards, https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadqeizoyH16x-YQXcLUTxmz2rHcbrXIK7IPxA704Cz72HqX4RmW2MsE8R9U2EHJQo943zAGWP9yrTP4BgzzHn57V5vV7Rm2xecbU_DXsDcM2h_5mIu652LE5RBcO2kvA3uC6juIEnRAkzngN3DbUf3frcLUQspWImU22_ILce_GBlb-Rc8hL1CCV9AtcBSCq9Lz8pLC4IdMgjiEx5sNAjGCHXnUf43JFurXHqBUrUOFhShskErzfBAgX4pJjP29nClETjoyNwoKw8Qxd1peq7TRnM15swoLeTqn5MA0SUU3ZcQI9Dk <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.		* F. G. Edwards, <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.

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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* F. G. Edwards, [https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadqeizoyH16x-YQXcLUTxmz2rHcbrXIK7IPxA704Cz72HqX4RmW2MsE8R9U2EHJQo943zAGWP9yrTP4BgzzHn57V5vV7Rm2xecbU_DXsDcM2h_5mIu652LE5RBcO2kvA3uC6juIEnRAkzngN3DbUf3frcLUQspWImU22_ILce_GBlb-Rc8hL1CCV9AtcBSCq9Lz8pLC4IdMgjiEx5sNAjGCHXnUf43JFurXHqBUrUOFhShskErzfBAgX4pJjP29nClETjoyNwoKw8Qxd1peq7TRnM15swoLeTqn5MA0SUU3ZcQI9Dk <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove], London: Novello, 1896.		* F. G. Edwards, https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadqeizoyH16x-YQXcLUTxmz2rHcbrXIK7IPxA704Cz72HqX4RmW2MsE8R9U2EHJQo943zAGWP9yrTP4BgzzHn57V5vV7Rm2xecbU_DXsDcM2h_5mIu652LE5RBcO2kvA3uC6juIEnRAkzngN3DbUf3frcLUQspWImU22_ILce_GBlb-Rc8hL1CCV9AtcBSCq9Lz8pLC4IdMgjiEx5sNAjGCHXnUf43JFurXHqBUrUOFhShskErzfBAgX4pJjP29nClETjoyNwoKw8Qxd1peq7TRnM15swoLeTqn5MA0SUU3ZcQI9Dk <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.

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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* F. G. Edwards, [https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadqeizoyH16x-YQXcLUTxmz2rHcbrXIK7IPxA704Cz72HqX4RmW2MsE8R9U2EHJQo943zAGWP9yrTP4BgzzHn57V5vV7Rm2xecbU_DXsDcM2h_5mIu652LE5RBcO2kvA3uC6juIEnRAkzngN3DbUf3frcLUQspWImU22_ILce_GBlb-Rc8hL1CCV9AtcBSCq9Lz8pLC4IdMgjiEx5sNAjGCHXnUf43JFurXHqBUrUOFhShskErzfBAgX4pJjP29nClETjoyNwoKw8Qxd1peq7TRnM15swoLeTqn5MA0SUU3ZcQI9Dk <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>], with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.		* F. G. Edwards, [https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadqeizoyH16x-YQXcLUTxmz2rHcbrXIK7IPxA704Cz72HqX4RmW2MsE8R9U2EHJQo943zAGWP9yrTP4BgzzHn57V5vV7Rm2xecbU_DXsDcM2h_5mIu652LE5RBcO2kvA3uC6juIEnRAkzngN3DbUf3frcLUQspWImU22_ILce_GBlb-Rc8hL1CCV9AtcBSCq9Lz8pLC4IdMgjiEx5sNAjGCHXnUf43JFurXHqBUrUOFhShskErzfBAgX4pJjP29nClETjoyNwoKw8Qxd1peq7TRnM15swoLeTqn5MA0SUU3ZcQI9Dk <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove], London: Novello, 1896.

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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* F. G. Edwards, <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.		* F. G. Edwards, [https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QadqeizoyH16x-YQXcLUTxmz2rHcbrXIK7IPxA704Cz72HqX4RmW2MsE8R9U2EHJQo943zAGWP9yrTP4BgzzHn57V5vV7Rm2xecbU_DXsDcM2h_5mIu652LE5RBcO2kvA3uC6juIEnRAkzngN3DbUf3frcLUQspWImU22_ILce_GBlb-Rc8hL1CCV9AtcBSCq9Lz8pLC4IdMgjiEx5sNAjGCHXnUf43JFurXHqBUrUOFhShskErzfBAgX4pJjP29nClETjoyNwoKw8Qxd1peq7TRnM15swoLeTqn5MA0SUU3ZcQI9Dk <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>], with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.

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	== Parts for this edition of <i>Elijah</i>==		== Parts for this edition of <i>Elijah</i>==

	These integral parts were edited and prepared by Walter Hewlett for a performance in Carnegie Hall, New York, in 2014. The [https://oslmusic.org/ Orchestra of St. Luke's] performed with [https://oslmusic.org/bios/krista-bennion-feeney/ Krista Bennion Feeney], concert mistress.		These integral parts were edited and prepared by Walter Hewlett for a performance he conducted in Carnegie Hall, New York, in 2014. The [https://oslmusic.org/ Orchestra of St. Luke's] performed with [https://oslmusic.org/bios/krista-bennion-feeney/ Krista Bennion Feeney], concert mistress.

	===Woodwinds===		===Woodwinds===

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	==Recent practical editions==		==Recent practical editions==

	* <i>Mendelssohn Elijah: The New Novello Choral Edition</i>, ed. Michael Pilkington from the German text by Julius Schubring and the English text by William Bartholomew. London: Novello and Co. Ltd., 1991.		* <i>Mendelssohn Elijah: The New Novello Choral Edition</i>, ed. Michael Pilkington from the German text by Julius Schubring and the English text by William Bartholomew. London: Novello and Co. Ltd., 1991. ISBN-13: 978-0-85360-321-4.

	* <i>Mendelssohn: Elijah, an Oratorio</i>, piano vocal score. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.		* <i>Mendelssohn: Elijah, an Oratorio</i>, piano vocal score. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d. ISBN: 978-0-7935-4559-9.

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	==Bibliography==		==Bibliography==
	* F. G. Edwards, <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.		* F. G. Edwards, <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.

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			* <i>Mendelssohn Elijah: The New Novello Choral Edition</i>, ed. Michael Pilkington from the German text by Julius Schubring and the English text by William Bartholomew. London: Novello and Co. Ltd., 1991.

			* <i>Mendelssohn: Elijah, an Oratorio</i>, piano vocal score. New York: G. Schirmer, n.d.

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	==The Making of <i>Elijah</i>==		==The Making of <i>Elijah</i>==

	Mendelssohn's oratorio <i>Elijah</i> has sometimes been regarded as a monument of its time. Among its musical peers Handel's <i>Messiah</i> is often cited. Its announcement of the coming of a savior serves a common purpose. Mendelssohn's enthusiasm for the work new no bounds. At times it was an obsession. <i>Elijah</i> was more than ten years in the making. The composer recommended that the librettist, Karl Klingemann (1798-1862), pay close attention to Chapters 60 and 63 of <i>Elijah</i> plus the Lamentations and "all the Psalms." Many of his major decisions on the work were made during the month following his marriage (28 March 1837). Yet the offer of another libretto on the same subject seem to freeze work on the project. It was completed only twelve years later--on the text of the Rev. James Barry. Some of the intermittent time was taken up with discussions of how "poetical" the text should be. The mood was such that friends and advisors underscored the need to "move" listeners." In the end it was Schubring who had the greatest influence on Mendelssohn's text. He ~~also~~ believed that chorales had the greatest impact on the reception of an oratorio.		Mendelssohn's oratorio <i>Elijah</i> has sometimes been regarded as a monument of its time. Among its musical peers Handel's <i>Messiah</i> is often cited. Its announcement of the coming of a savior serves a common purpose. Mendelssohn's enthusiasm for the work new no bounds. At times it was an obsession. <i>Elijah</i> was more than ten years in the making. The composer recommended that the librettist, Karl Klingemann (1798-1862), pay close attention to Chapters 60 and 63 of <i>Elijah</i> plus the Lamentations and "all the Psalms." Many of his major decisions on the work were made during the month following his marriage (28 March 1837). Yet the offer of another libretto on the same subject seem to freeze work on the project. It was completed only twelve years later--on the text of the Rev. James Barry. Some of the intermittent time was taken up with discussions of how "poetical" the text should be. The mood was such that friends and advisors underscored the need to "move" listeners." In the end it was Julius Schubring who had the greatest influence on Mendelssohn's text. He believed that among the different kinds of musical numbers involved, chorales had the greatest impact on the reception of an oratorio.

	[[File:FMTempo.PNG\|500px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Excerpt from Mendelssohn's tempo specifications for the <i>Elijah</i>, 9 April 1847.</small>]]		[[File:FMTempo.PNG\|500px\|thumb\|left\|<small>Excerpt from Mendelssohn's tempo specifications for the <i>Elijah</i>, 9 April 1847.</small>]]

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	* [http://scores.ccarh.org/mendelssohn/elijah/parts/current/mendelssohn-elijah-vc.pdf Violoncello]		* [http://scores.ccarh.org/mendelssohn/elijah/parts/current/mendelssohn-elijah-vc.pdf Violoncello]
	* [http://scores.ccarh.org/mendelssohn/elijah/parts/current/mendelssohn-elijah-cb.pdf Contrabass]		* [http://scores.ccarh.org/mendelssohn/elijah/parts/current/mendelssohn-elijah-cb.pdf Contrabass]

			==Bibliography==
			* F. G. Edwards, <i>The History of Mendelssohn's Oratorio 'Elijah'</i>, with an introduction by Sir George Grove, London: Novello, 1896.