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"'''Hear my prayer'''" ({{lang-de|Hör' mein Bitten|link=no}}) is an [[Anglican church music#Anthems or motets|anthem]] for soprano solo, chorus ([[SATB]]) and organ or orchestra composed by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] in Germany in 1844. The first performance took place in [[Crosby Hall, London]], on 8 January 1845.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wollston |first1=Silas |title=Oh, for the wings of a dove |url=http://www.silaswollston.com/oh-for-the-wings-of-a-dove/|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> The accompanist on that occasion was organist, composer and teacher [[Ann Mounsey]] (1811–1891). She later married the [[Libretto|librettist]] of the work, [[William Bartholomew (writer)|William Bartholomew]] (1793–1867), who also collaborated with Mendelssohn on his [[oratorio]] ''[[Elijah (oratorio)|Elijah]]'' (German: ''Elias''). The anthem is particularly well known through the recording made in 1927 by treble [[Ernest Lough]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ashley |first1=Martin |title=How High Should Boys Sing?: Gender, Authenticity and Credibility in the Young Male Voice |date=29 April 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-12085-8 |page=33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KZAWDAAAQBAJ&dq=ernest+lough+hear+my+prayer&pg=PA33 |access-date=14 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
"'''Hear my prayer'''" ({{lang-de|Hör' mein Bitten|link=no}}) is an [[Anglican church music#Anthems or motets|anthem]] for soprano solo, chorus ([[SATB]]) and organ or orchestra composed by [[Felix Mendelssohn]] in Germany in 1844. The first performance took place in [[Crosby Hall, London]], on 8 January 1845.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wollston |first1=Silas |title=Oh, for the wings of a dove |url=http://www.silaswollston.com/oh-for-the-wings-of-a-dove/|access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> (The organ is now at [[St Ann's Church, Tottenham|St Ann's church, Tottenham]].<ref>'[https://npor.org.uk/survey/N16907 London, Greater, Tottenham, South, St. Ann, St. Ann's Road / Avenue Road, N16907]', <i>The National Pipe Organ Register</i>. Online resource, accessed 1 June 2024.</ref>) The accompanist on that occasion was organist, composer and teacher [[Ann Mounsey]] (1811–1891). She later married the [[Libretto|librettist]] of the work, [[William Bartholomew (writer)|William Bartholomew]] (1793–1867), who also collaborated with Mendelssohn on his [[oratorio]] ''[[Elijah (oratorio)|Elijah]]'' (German: ''Elias''). The anthem is particularly well known through the recording made in 1927 by treble [[Ernest Lough]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ashley |first1=Martin |title=How High Should Boys Sing?: Gender, Authenticity and Credibility in the Young Male Voice |date=29 April 2016 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-12085-8 |page=33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KZAWDAAAQBAJ&dq=ernest+lough+hear+my+prayer&pg=PA33 |access-date=14 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> |
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The text (derived from [[Psalm 55]]):<ref name="Human1997">{{cite journal|last1=Human|first1=D.J.|title=A tradition-historical analysis of Psalm 55|journal=Verbum et Ecclesia|volume=18|issue=2|pages=267–279|year=1997|issn=2074-7705|doi=10.4102/ve.v18i2.562|doi-access=free|hdl=2263/15581|hdl-access=free}}</ref> |
The text (derived from [[Psalm 55]]):<ref name="Human1997">{{cite journal|last1=Human|first1=D.J.|title=A tradition-historical analysis of Psalm 55|journal=Verbum et Ecclesia|volume=18|issue=2|pages=267–279|year=1997|issn=2074-7705|doi=10.4102/ve.v18i2.562|doi-access=free|hdl=2263/15581|hdl-access=free}}</ref> |
Latest revision as of 19:26, 1 June 2024
Hear my prayer | |
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Motet by Felix Mendelssohn | |
Other name | Hör' mein Bitten |
Key | G major |
Catalogue | WoO 15 |
Text | from Psalm 55 |
Language | English |
Performed | 8 January 1845 London : |
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"Hear my prayer" (German: Hör' mein Bitten) is an anthem for soprano solo, chorus (SATB) and organ or orchestra composed by Felix Mendelssohn in Germany in 1844. The first performance took place in Crosby Hall, London, on 8 January 1845.[1] (The organ is now at St Ann's church, Tottenham.[2]) The accompanist on that occasion was organist, composer and teacher Ann Mounsey (1811–1891). She later married the librettist of the work, William Bartholomew (1793–1867), who also collaborated with Mendelssohn on his oratorio Elijah (German: Elias). The anthem is particularly well known through the recording made in 1927 by treble Ernest Lough.[3]
The text (derived from Psalm 55):[4]
Hear my prayer, O God, incline Thine ear! |
Hör' mein Bitten, Herr, neige dich zu mir, |
References
[edit]- ^ Wollston, Silas. "Oh, for the wings of a dove". Retrieved 4 March 2019.
- ^ 'London, Greater, Tottenham, South, St. Ann, St. Ann's Road / Avenue Road, N16907', The National Pipe Organ Register. Online resource, accessed 1 June 2024.
- ^ Ashley, Martin (29 April 2016). How High Should Boys Sing?: Gender, Authenticity and Credibility in the Young Male Voice. Routledge. p. 33. ISBN 978-1-317-12085-8. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Human, D.J. (1997). "A tradition-historical analysis of Psalm 55". Verbum et Ecclesia. 18 (2): 267–279. doi:10.4102/ve.v18i2.562. hdl:2263/15581. ISSN 2074-7705.
External links
[edit]- Hear My Prayer, WoO 15: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project