Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 parts in 16 numbers each |
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Composition Year | ca.1830? |
Genre Categories | Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; |
Work Title | Das Gesetz des alten Bundes |
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Alternative. Title | Mount Sinai, or the ten commandments ; an oratorio in 2 parts |
Composer | Neukomm, Sigismund |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | ISN 14 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 parts in 16 numbers each |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | ca.1830? |
First Publication. | by 1832 (in English translation, chorus/piano score) |
Librettist | Christian Karl Josias Bunsen and Neukomm |
Language | German |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | SATB solo, mixed chorus, orchestra |
Das Gesetz des alten Bundes is the original German title. This was apparently a popular oratorio, including in Britain under the title "Mount Sinai", in the decade before Mendelssohn's 1837 arrival there.