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==Music files==
==Music files==
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*{{NewWork|2009-11-06}} '''CPDL #20470:''' [http://www.johnkilpatrick.co.uk/music/misc/#mendelssohn {{net}}] PDF and midi files
*{{PostedDate|2017-10-04}} {{CPDLno|46600}} [[Media:Mendelssohn_115-1.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Mendelssohn_115-1.mxl|{{XML}}]]
{{Editor|Nikolaus Hold|2017-10-04}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|4|82}}{{Copy|Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Latin and German text; based on Breitkopf & Härtel edition, 1874-82. {{MXL}}
 
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{{Editor|John Kilpatrick|2009-11-06}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|5|72}}{{Copy|Public Domain}}
:'''Edition notes:''' Included as pages 1-3 in 8-page PDF covering this work and Periti Autem
:'''Edition notes:''' Latin text; Included as pages 1-3 in 8-page PDF covering this work and Periti Autem


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*{{CPDLno|4750}} [[Media:ws-mend-bea.pdf|{{Pdf}}]] [[Media:ws-mend-bea.mid|{{Mid}}]] [[Media:ws-mend-bea.mus|{{mus}}]]  (Finale 2003)
{{Editor|Gottfried Herrmann|2003-04-17}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|3|136}}{{Copy|Personal}}
{{Editor|Gottfried Herrmann|2003-04-17}}{{ScoreInfo|A4|3|136}}{{Copy|Personal}}
:'''Edition notes:'''
:'''Edition notes:''' Latin text
 
===Arranged for mixed voices===
 
* {{CPDLno|28603}} [[Media:Mendelssohn - Beati mortui.pdf|{{pdf}}]] [[Media:Beloved are the Souls (Beati Mortui)-1.mid|{{mid}}]]
{{Editor|Larry Minton|2013-03-22}}{{ScoreInfo|Letter|7|119}}{{Copy|Personal}}
:{{Arranger|Larry Minton}}
:'''Edition notes:''' This anthem from Opus 115 no. 1 has been arranged for {{vcat|SATB}}. Both the original Latin and English texts are included in this edition. The English text is a translation of the Latin, and follows the stresses of the Latin exactly.


==General Information==
==General Information==
'''Title:''' ''Beati Mortui, Op. 115, No. 1''<br>
'''Title:''' ''Beati Mortui, Op. 115, No. 1''<br>
'''Work:''' ''Zwei Geistliche Chöre für vier Männerstimmen, Op. 115''<br>
{{Composer|Felix Mendelssohn}}
{{Composer|Felix Mendelssohn}}
'''Source of text:''' Apocalypse (Revelation) 14:13


'''Number of voices:''' 4vv&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Voicing:''' TTBB<br>
{{Voicing|4|TTBB}}<br>  
{{Genre|Sacred|Motets}}
{{Genre|Sacred|Motets}}
{{Language|Latin}}
{{Language|Latin}}
'''Instruments:''' {{acap}}<br>
{{Instruments|A cappella}}
'''Published:'''  
{{Pub|1|1889|in ''{{NoComp|Deutscher Liederschatz|Ludwig Erk}}''|no=99}}
{{Pub|2|1902|in ''{{NoComp|Concordia|Friedrich Wilhelm Sering}}''|no=4.05}}
{{Pub|3|1906|in ''[[Volksliederbuch für Männerchor]]''|no=52}}
'''Description:''' The two men's choir pieces, Op. 115, were commissioned in 1837 by Johann Christian August Clarus (1774-1854), physician in Leipzig and since 1836 rector of the University of Leipzig. He ordered the works for the annual ceremony to commemorate the medical professor Dr. Christian Martin Koch (1752-1803). The premiere took place on February 12, 1837, with the participation of 12 Thomaner (members of St. Thomas Choir).


'''Description:'''
'''External websites:'''
 
'''External websites:'''  


==Original text and translations==
==Original text and translations==
{{Text|Latin}}
{{LinkText|Beati mortui}}
 
:Beati mortui in Domino morientes deinceps.
:Dicit enim spiritus, ut requescant a laboribus suis
:et opera illorum sequentuur ipsos.
 
{{Translation|German}}
 
:Selig sind die Toten, die in dem Herrn sterben.
:So spricht der Geist des Herrn:
:Sie sollen ruhen von Ihren Mühen,
:und ihre Werke folgen Ihnen nach.
 
''Text zum Satz von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:''<br>
 
:Wie selig sind die Todten, die in dem Herrn entschlafen.
:Also spricht der Geist des Herrn,
:sie ruhen aus, sie ruh'n von Müh' und Beschwerde,
:und ihre Werke sie folgen ihnen.
 
{{Translation|French}}
:''(Apocalypse de St Jean, le jugement de Dieu 14-13)''
:Heureux les morts qui meurent dans le Seigneur.<br>
:Oui, dit l'esprit : que dès à présent ils se reposent de leurs peines,<br>
:car leurs oeuvres les suivent.<br>
 
{{Translation|English}}  
:''(King James Bible; Revelations 14:13)''
:Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth:
:Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours;
:and their works do follow them.
 
<br>
 


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[[Category:Romantic music]]

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  • (Posted 2017-10-04)  CPDL #46600:     
Editor: Nikolaus Hold (submitted 2017-10-04).   Score information: A4, 4 pages, 82 kB   Copyright: CC BY NC
Edition notes: Latin and German text; based on Breitkopf & Härtel edition, 1874-82. MusicXML source file(s) in compressed .mxl format.
  • CPDL #20470:  Network.png PDF and midi files
Editor: John Kilpatrick (submitted 2009-11-06).   Score information: A4, 5 pages, 72 kB   Copyright: Public Domain
Edition notes: Latin text; Included as pages 1-3 in 8-page PDF covering this work and Periti Autem
  • CPDL #04750:      (Finale 2003)
Editor: Gottfried Herrmann (submitted 2003-04-17).   Score information: A4, 3 pages, 136 kB   Copyright: Personal
Edition notes: Latin text

Arranged for mixed voices

  • CPDL #28603:     
Editor: Larry Minton (submitted 2013-03-22).   Score information: Letter, 7 pages, 119 kB   Copyright: Personal
Arranger: Larry Minton
Edition notes: This anthem from Opus 115 no. 1 has been arranged for SATB. Both the original Latin and English texts are included in this edition. The English text is a translation of the Latin, and follows the stresses of the Latin exactly.

General Information

Title: Beati Mortui, Op. 115, No. 1
Work: Zwei Geistliche Chöre für vier Männerstimmen, Op. 115
Composer: Felix Mendelssohn
Source of text: Apocalypse (Revelation) 14:13

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: TTBB

Genre: SacredMotet

Language: Latin
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1889 in Deutscher Liederschatz, no. 99
    2nd published: 1902 in Concordia, no. 4.05
    3rd published: 1906 in Volksliederbuch für Männerchor, no. 52
Description: The two men's choir pieces, Op. 115, were commissioned in 1837 by Johann Christian August Clarus (1774-1854), physician in Leipzig and since 1836 rector of the University of Leipzig. He ordered the works for the annual ceremony to commemorate the medical professor Dr. Christian Martin Koch (1752-1803). The premiere took place on February 12, 1837, with the participation of 12 Thomaner (members of St. Thomas Choir).

External websites:

Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Beati mortui.