Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Psalm 98

Allegro Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied,
denn er tut Wunder.
Er sieget mit seiner Rechten
und mit seinem heiligen Arm.
Andante lento Der Herr lässt sein Heil verkündigen;
vor den Völkern lässt er seine Gerechtigkeit offenbaren.
Er gedenket an seine Gnade und Wahrheit dem Hause Israel.
Aller Welt Enden sehn das Heil unsers Gottes.
Andante con moto Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt.
Lobet den Herrn mit Harfen!
Mit Trompeten und Posaunen
jauchzt vor dem Herrn, dem Könige!
Das Meer brause und was darinnen ist,
der Erdboden und die darauf wohnen.
Die Wasserströme frohlocken
und alle Berge seien fröhlich vor dem Herrn;
denn er kommt, das Erdreich zu richten.

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Allegro Sing now to God new songs of praise,
for he does wonders.
He conquers with hand most mighty
and with all the strength of his arm
Andante lento The Lord makes salvation known to us;
to the nations he makes known all his righteousness and his justice.
He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to the house of Israel;
all the earth’s corners have beheld his salvation.
Andante con moto Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
Sing to the Lord with psalt’ry,
With the trumpet and the shofar
sing to the Lord, the King of all.
O sea, roar, and all things that are therein,
the earth also and all creatures on it.
O water brooks, clap your hands now,
and all you mountains be exultant in the Lord,
for he comes to judge all the nations.

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Abridged foreword of the Edition Carus 40.075

R. Larry Todd

"Ich ernenne Sie zum General-Musik-Direktor und vertraue Ihnen die Oberaufsicht und Leitung der kirchlichen und geistlichen Musik als Wirkungskreis an." ("I appoint you General Music Director and entrust to you the supervision and direction of church and sacred music as your sphere of activity.") Mendelssohn's appointment by King Frederick William IV as the royal director of Prussian church music formslast years. The king dated his order November 22, 1842, though Mendelssohn did not take up permanent residence in Berlin until the end of November 1843, and he remained there only for one year before resettling in Frankfurt in December 1844. He finished several sacred works for the king during this time, but today they have generally fallen into neglect, especially in comparison to the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (1843), Mendels­sohn's best known work commissioned by the King.

From the start, the exact nature of Mendelssohn's duties as Generalmusikdirektor was unclearly defined. The king intended to consolidate and augment various royal church choirs to form one highly trained ensemble under Mendelssohn's general direction. Its principal

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