View source for Allegro maestoso e vivace (Sonata 4, mvt. 4)

from [[Sonata 4 (Op. 65)]] by [[Felix Mendelssohn]]

==Background==
"Mendelssohn was one of the finest organists of his day. The Three Preludes and Fugues op.37, dedicated to Mozart's pupil Thomas Attwood, form a pendant to op.35. The Six Organ Sonatas op.65 (1845), teeming with artful fugues and chorales, summarize and epitomize Mendelssohn's rediscovery of Bach, and may have inspired Schumann's six fugues on B–A–C–H op.60." - Grove Music Online: "Mendelssohn, Felix, §10: Keyboard music" [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/public/;jsessionid=5701B9854571ADE261FAA746B9D58717]

Visit the Wikipedia page on the Organ Works of Felix Mendelssohn for additional information - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_Sonatas,_Op._65_(Mendelssohn)]

The form of this movement consists of an introduction, fugue, and coda.

==Registration and Organs==
Mendelssohn gives registration instructions in his preface to Op. 65.  In this movement, a fortissimo dynamic is indicated. According to Mendelssohn, FORTISSIMO = full organ (grand jeu). Where the PEDALS are indicated, the 8-foot and 16-foot stops should be combined.

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==Fingering and Pedaling==
Both the Peters and Dupre Editions of Mendelssohn's Organ Works contain fingering suggestions. Refer to both to see what fingerings/pedalings work for you. The Novello contains no fingering or pedaling.

==Articulation and Phrasing==
Different editions contain different phrasing marks in the score. The Novello edition has a system that shows which phrase marks are used in what editions. Refer to that edition to compare phrasing as you make your own musical decisions.

==Ornamentation==
There is no ornamentation in this movement.

==Tempo and Meter==
Allegro maestoso e vivace M.M. quarter note = 100
Common Time

==Scores and Editions==
Refer to general Mendelssohn page for info on scores and editions[http://organplayingwiki.byu.edu/index.php/Felix_Mendelssohn]

==Recordings==
Refer to general Mendelssohn page[http://organplayingwiki.byu.edu/index.php/Felix_Mendelssohn] for info on recordings

===Free Online===
Refer to general Mendelssohn page[http://organplayingwiki.byu.edu/index.php/Felix_Mendelssohn] for info on free recordings

===Pay to Listen===
Refer to general Mendelssohn page[http://organplayingwiki.byu.edu/index.php/Felix_Mendelssohn] for info on recordings available for a fee

==Other Resources==
''Mendelssohn and the Organ'' by Wm. A. Little (New York: Oxford University Press, 2010)<BR>
An Analysis of Mendelssohn's Organ Works; A Study of their Structural Features. For the use of students ([1898]) - [https://archive.org/details/analysisofmendel00hathuoft]
p.46-60 contains a musical summary of what is happening in Sonata 4.

==Notes==
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