String symphonies (Mendelssohn)
Felix Mendelssohn wrote twelve string symphonies between 1821 and 1823, when he was between 12 and 14 years old. For his mature symphonies, see here.
Instrumentation
The string symphonies are written for a string orchestra. String Symphony No. 11 also contains percussion (timpani, triangle, cymbals).
Structure
Most of the string symphonies were composed in three movements, with the exceptions of nos. 7, 8 and 9, which are in four movements, no. 10 which is in one movement, and no. 11 which is in five movements.[1]
No. 1 in C major
- Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro
No. 2 in D major
- Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro vivace
No. 3 in E minor
- Allegro di molto
- Andante
- Allegro
No. 4 in C minor
- Grave – Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro vivace
No. 5 in B-flat major
- Allegro vivace
- Andante
- Presto
No. 6 in E-flat major
- Allegro
- Menuetto
- Prestissimo
No. 7 in D minor
- Allegro
- Andante amorevole
- Menuetto
- Allegro molto
No. 8 in D major
- Adagio e grave – Allegro
- Adagio
- Menuetto
- Allegro molto
Mendelssohn also created an arrangement of this symphony that included wind, brass, and timpani.
No. 9 in C major
- Grave – Allegro
- Andante
- Scherzo
- Allegro vivace
No. 10 in B minor
- Adagio – Allegro – Piu presto
No. 11 in F major
- Adagio – Allegro molto
- Scherzo comodo. Schweizerlied
- Adagio
- Menuetto: Allegro moderato
- Allegro molto
No. 12 in G minor
- Fuga: Grave – Allegro
- Andante
- Allegro molto
Symphoniesatz
Mendelssohn also wrote a movement for a string symphony in C minor, known as the "Symphoniesatz".
References
External links
- String Symphony No.1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.2: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.3: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.4: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.5: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.6: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.7: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.8: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.9: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.10: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.11: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.12: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- String Symphony No.13 Sinfoniesatz: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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