St. Matthew Passion (chorus and string parts)
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn b. 8
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
St. Matthew Passion (chorus and string parts)
Shelfmark
MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn b. 8
Summary
String parts copied from MS. St. Matthew Passion, MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn c. 68 for the performance at Berlin, 1829. One copy of each part was made by Eduard Rietz, including the numbers F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy first selected only. From Rietz's parts Fr. Knuth copied parts for Coro I, the words being added by Julius Rietz, and another writer copied those for Coro II. The hand of F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy appears to be editing the parts for performance. Other added marks were in some cases made by the players in rehearsal. In both orchestras there are parts for 3 desks of first violins, 3 second violins, 2 violas; Coro I has 2 Bass parts numbered 1 and 3 (see MS. M. Deneke Mendelssohn b. 9, 3). Coro II has 1 Bass part numbered 1.
Date
[1829]
Language
German
Physical facet
Margins ruled in drypoint; 14 staves to a page. Each of the 19 parts consists of 2 or more quires, stitched within a covering sheet, lettered probably by E. Rietz.
Physical extent
243 Leaves
Acquisition
Bequeathed by Helena Deneke, 1973.
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Collection contents
The M. Deneke Mendelssohn Collection
Music by other composers owned by Mendelssohn
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion (chorus and string parts)
