The Gloria, composed in early 1822 at the age of 13, is Mendelssohn’s first creative venture in the field of church music on a larger scale. It is a direct result of his composition studies under the director of the Berlin Singakademie Carl Friedrich Zelter, but was no longer wholly a student work because the young composer hoped that Zelter would provide him with an opportunity to perform this work with the Singakademie. The enthusiasm for Handel and Bach which was sustained by the performances at the Singakademie influenced Mendelssohn’s early creative style. In the Gloria Mendelssohn sought to emulate the model of the large-scale baroque cantata. The concluding fugue, the mysterious "Qui tollis" and lyrical solos ensembles in the place of solo arias give testimony to Mendelssohn’s great talent and willingness to experiment.
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- Gloria
- Laudamus te
- Gratias agimus tibi
- Domine Deus
- Qui tollis
- Quoniam
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, english translationhtml file, singing text, english translation (Sample)1. CoroGlory be to God on high and on earth peace to men of good will.
2. Soli SAT, CoroWe praise thee; we bless thee; we adore thee; we glorify thee.
3. Soli SSATBWe give thee thanks for thy great glory.
4. Soli AT, CoroLord God, heavenly King, God the almighty Father. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, o Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father.
5. CoroThou who takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou who takest away the sins of
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, german translationhtml file, singing text, german translation (Sample)1. Coro
Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe und Friede auf Erden den Menschen, die guten Willens sind.
2. Soli SAT, CoroWir loben dich, wir preisen dich, wir beten dich an, wir verherrlichen dich.
3. Soli SSATBWir danken, dir, denn groß ist deine Herrlichkeit.
4. Soli AT, CoroHerr und Gott, König des Himmels, Gott und Vater, Herrscher über das All, Herr, eingeborener Sohn, Jesus Christus. Herr und Gott, Lamm Gottes, Sohn des Vaters,
5. CoroDu nimmst hinweg die Sünden der Welt, erbarme dich unser, du nimmst hinweg die Sünden
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Digital text (without sheet music) incl. printing licence, html file, singing text, originalhtml file, singing text, original (Sample)1. Gloria (Coro) Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. 2. Laudamus te (Soli SAT, Coro)Laudamus te, adoramus te, benedicimus te, glorificamus te.
3. Gratias agimus tibi (Soli SSATB)Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.
4. Domine (Soli AT, Coro)Domine Deus, Rex caelestis,
5. Qui tollis (Coro)
Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine Fili unigenite, Jesu Christe.
Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.
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Composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
| 1809-1847
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