At two separate times, Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. First in 1826, near the start of his career, he wrote a concert overture (Op. 21). Later, in 1842, only a few years before his death, he wrote incidental music (Op. 61) for a production of the play, into which he incorporated the existing Overture. The incidental music includes the world-famous Wedding March. The German title reads Ein Sommernachtstraum.
Date of composition | 1826 |
Premiered | 1827, February 20th in Stettin, Poland |
First published | 1832 |
Type | Overture |
Tonality | E Major |
Catalogue | Op. 21 |
Instruments | Orchestra |
Autotranslations beta |
Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream en mi majeur, Op. 21 Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream in mi maggiore, Op. 21 Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream E-dur, Op. 21 |