Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen, MWV B 53 (Mendelssohn, Felix)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1
Composition Year	1844, August 15
Genre Categories	Psalms; Religious works; For mixed chorus; Scores featuring mixed chorus; For unaccompanied chorus; German language; For organ (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr)
Related Works	Re-used in the oratorio Elijah, Op.70

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Performer Pages	Cantores Carmeli Linz (chorus) Michael Stenov (director)
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Misc. Notes	Live recording from the Karmelitenkirche Linz 2009
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Complete Score
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Brodie h (2023/3/5)

Publisher. Info.	Holograph manuscript, 1844.
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Misc. Notes	Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (D-B): Mus.ms.autogr. Mendelssohn Bartholdy, F. 57
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Complete Score
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Jeko89 (2011/10/12)

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Work Title	Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über dir
Alternative. Title	Psalm 91, 11-12
Name Translations	Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
Name Aliases	For He shall give His angels charge
Authorities	WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 215924055; LCCN: no98078702; GND: 300101414; BNF: 14000851t
Composer	Mendelssohn, Felix
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	MWV B 53
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IFM 27
Key	G major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 (72 bars)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1844, August 15
First Performance.	1844-09-02 in Königsberg, Königsberg Cathedral Otto Nicolai (conductor)
First Publication.	1911 - Berlin
Librettist	Bible (Psalm 91)
Language	German
Average DurationAvg. Duration	3-4 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	mixed chorus (SSAATTBB)
Related Works	Re-used in the oratorio Elijah, Op.70
External Links	All Music Guide

Composed in response to an attempted assassination of Frederick William IV, King of Prussia. The king was present at the work's premiere.