From heav’n on high
Cantata based on Luther’s Christmas chorale. Arrangement for chamber orchestra (Arr. U. Stäuble) MWV A 10
Mendelssohn’s popular Christmas cantata on the Lutheran festive hymn “Vom Himmel hoch” (From heav’n on high) is available here in a chamber version, reduced to six wind instruments, string quintet and timpani. This means that the work can also be performed by smaller choirs, as well as choirs with more limited resources. The choir can use the vocal score and/or choral score of the original version.
| Original version | Arrangement for chamber orchestra |
| Soli SBar, Coro SSATB, 2 Fl, 2 Ob, 2 Clt, 2 Fg, 2 Cor, 2 Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, 2 Va, 2 Vc, Cb | Soli SBar, Coro SSATB, Fl, Ob, Clt, Fg, Cor, Tr, Timp, 2 Vl, Va, Vc/Cb |
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Composer
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
| 1809-1847
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Songwriter / Librettist
Martin Luther
| 1483-1546
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Arranger
Urs Stäuble
| 1951Urs Stäuble studied at the Conservatory of the Music Academy in Basel (organ with Eduard Müller, piano with Klaus Linder) and at the University of Music in Vienna (organ with Michael Radulescu, orchestral conducting with Karl Österreicher, choral conducting with Günther Theuring). In addition to teaching at the Basel Music Academy (1980–2016), he worked as an organist and choir and orchestra conductor in various European countries and Australia. Personal details
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Translator
Jean Lunn
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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy / Urs Stäuble (arr.): From heav’n on high Full score, foreword in German and English
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s cantata ‘Vom Himmel hoch’ is a wonderful treasure:...
Michael writes
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s cantata ‘Vom Himmel hoch’ is a wonderful treasure: magnificent choruses, exquisitely crafted arias, and an enchanting arrangement of the old Lutheran hymn. Yet the work is performed far too rarely. This is undoubtedly due to the large orchestral score. Now there is a new version by Urs Stäuble, published by Carus. It is extremely practical, finely orchestrated and yet remains true to the original. Hopefully, Mendelssohn’s cantata will now be heard more often: it is well worth it!
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Frequent questions about this work
Can the string parts of the original version (Carus 40.189/00) also be used for the arrangement?
Yes, the string parts in the arrangement have been taken over almost unchanged from the original version. Detailed information about the few changes in the string parts can be found in the epilogue of the full score. However, we also offer the slightly altered string parts on loan with article number Carus 40.189/69.
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