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and a citation from the so-called “Dresden Amen”:
Ex. 2b: Mendelssohn, “Reformation” Symphony, fi rst movement, mm. 38-41
The peaceful introduction gives way to an impassioned contrapuntal battleground to evoke, as has been suggested,
the confl ict between Catholicism and Protestantism, concluded by the affi rmation of Protestantism. This is symbolized
in the Finale with the introduction of Martin Luther’s most famous hymn, Ein’ feste Burg is unser Gott
(“A Mighty Fortress is our God”), here a wordless musical icon of this faith, admirably labeled “the Marseillaise
of Lutheranism” by the distinguished musicologist Jürgen Thym: 28
28 Personal communication, January 2011.
ces papers - open forum # 6, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJL2dwp06XE
(First movement, complete, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, Conductor)
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