Felix Mendelssohn - War March of the Priests

In 1691, French tragedian Jean Racine wrote a play about this biblical queen, entitled Athalie. The German composer Felix Mendelssohn, among others, wrote incidental music (his op. 74) to Racine's play, first performed in Berlin in 1845.

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[juliosousa]

I came to love this piece watching the horror film "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" at the age of 12, it's the opening theme. I always think of Vincent Price when I hear it.

[hilarylewis]

It is my belief that the whole world should hear this. Utterly and completely breathtaking!!!

[markhall]

This should be played as I enter a room. Any room. Even my bathroom. After all, 'tis to my throne I go!

[hilarylewis]

Thank you, Mendelssohn!! Thank you, God, for sending him here!!!

[j.wm.roberts]

This was played at my Baccalaureate Ceremony at Morehead State University in 1971. It is a magnificent piece to culminate academic achievement. It was, also, the standard graduation march for Central High School, Louisville, KY.

[Granite]

50 years ago today (June 8th, 1970) I marched into my high school graduation to this amazing piece of music. Goose bumps!!

[Foxly]

This was the song we marched to for our 9th grade graduation at Hamilton Jr. High School in Elizabeth, NJ 1958. I love it.

[morriconelover]

This music was effectively used in a church organ version for the soundtrack for the Vincent Price horror movie The abominable Dr. Phibes in the early 70s.

[jonathanehrlich]

If I had this on CD, it would be blasting out of my car windows while I'm driving. Love it.

[jennaanderson]

This song still forever be the song I remember as the one I walked out to as the recessional song at my high school graduation. Such a lovely piece to remember with graduation. Much better that pomp and circumstance as the processional. Haha

[pat]

We played this in high school, and to this day I swell up with pride and excitement when I hear it.

[Amarantine]

This will be my wedding recessional in 5 weeks. It will be played on the organ!

[markherron]

I love 💓 this piece! Blessings and hugs 🤗💞💓😊❤️💕☺️🤗🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏!

[skorzeny]

Always thought it was the theme to 1971's The Abominable Dr. Phibes-Mendelssohn doesn't have his name appear anywhere in the opening credits of the movie and I always assumed it was an original piece for the film. Didn't know it was an old classical piece.

[donaldjensen]

The high school I graduated from had a real talented music director who combined parts of this song with parts of Pomp and Circumstance to make a graduation march that was not so boring. I don’t remember how he did it but I liked the result as I played it for 3 years and of course entered the auditorium as a graduating senior. After all these years I can hear either song and remember my graduation with fondness and maybe a bit of relief—I was ready to get out of there and go to college!

[phyllismcfarland]

I used it for my wedding recessional. Made me feel so happy!

[marcusblackwell]

"Love means never having to say you're ugly"

[margaret]

I first heard this on a classical radio station while living near Gladwin MI
in 1982. It's been a favorite of mine ever since.

[jackieparks]

I can still hear Mrs. Margaret Thornton playing this on the big pipe organ they had at the graduation of C.A. Johnson High School, Class of 1970 at The Columbia Township /

[explor]

This was the music played at the recessional for my grandfather’s Harvard Class of 1921...where the words of President Lowell re: the need of clear thinking, reflected on the thinking of nations and people still mourning after the Great War.