Lauda Sion (Mendelssohn)

Lauda Sion
by Felix Mendelssohn
The composer in 1847, portrait by Wilhelm Hensel
CatalogueMWV A 24
Opus73
TextLauda Sion
LanguageLatin
Composed1845 (1845)–1846
Published1848 (1848)
Duration30 min.
Scoring
  • soloists
  • SATB choir
  • orchestra

Lauda Sion (Praise Zion), Op. 73, (MWV A 24) is an extended composition by Felix Mendelssohn. He set parts of Lauda Sion, a sequence in Latin for Corpus Christi in 1846. The piece in eight movements is scored for soloists, a four-part choir and orchestra.