Elijah (oratorio) Elijah (oratorio) Elijah (), Op. 70, MWV A 25, is an oratorio written by Felix Mendelssohn. It premiered in 1846 at the Birmingham Festival. It depicts events in the life of the Biblical prophet Elijah, taken from the books 1 Kings and 2 Kings of the Old Testament. This piece was composed in the spirit of Mendelssohn's Baroque predecessors Bach and Handel, whose music he loved. In 1829 Mendelssohn had organized the first performance of Bach's "St Matthew Passion" since the composer's death and was instrumental in bringing this and other Bach works to widespread popularity. By contrast, Handel's oratorios
Charles Paul (composer) Charles Paul and Eddie Layton, who were colleagues of each other at the CBS Broadcast Center in Manhattan. Charles Paul (composer) Charles Paul (August 23, 1902, New York City – September 18, 1990, Milford, Connecticut) was an American composer and organist, most known for his musical accompaniment on radio and television. Originally providing musical accompaniment to such old-time radio programs as "The Adventures of Ellery Queen" and "Young Doctor Malone", he transitioned to television in the 1950s. His music accentuated the TV version of "Martin Kane, Private Eye" with an organ and horn combo. His first known soap opera was