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Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

4,109 works in the index

Birthplace
Hamburg
Citizenship / historical state
Kingdom of Saxony
Period (estimated from birth year)
Romantic

Biography

Mendelssohn wrote fluently and early, and his music is unusually grateful to play — it lies well under the hand in a way that his contemporaries' often does not.

The Songs Without Words are the most useful thing in this catalogue for a developing pianist: forty-eight short pieces across a wide range of difficulty, several genuinely accessible, all musically substantial. The Violin Concerto is a cornerstone of that instrument's repertoire, and Elijah of the choral one.

He also wrote a great deal of organ music, including six sonatas, which sits in the small category of nineteenth-century organ repertoire that is neither Bach nor French.

In this catalogue

Common listed instruments
Piano, Choir, Voice, Organ, percussion
Genres represented
Classical, Christmas, pop, Pop, Jazz
Works with composition dates
120 of 4,109

These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.

Catalogue

Works page 10 of 86

Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.

Works and available sheet music details
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Thou art Elijah — —— Choir, Voice TenorClassical 5
The Brook, Op. 30, No. 5 — Op. 30, No. 5— PianoClassical 8
Spinning-Song, Op. 67, No. 4 — Op. 67, No. 4— Piano, FluteClassical 9
Trio c minor op. 66 — op. 66— Piano, Cello, violinClassical 6
Opus 62 #5 (Venetianisches Gondellied) — Opus 62— PianoClassical 5
Sonata in E Major, Op. 6 — Op. 6E major PianoClassical 5
Variations in Eb Major, Op. 82 — Op. 82E-flat major PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book II - Bb Minor, Op. 30, No. 2 — Op. 30, No. 2— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book II - B Minor, Op. 30, No. 4 — Op. 30, No. 4— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book III - E Major, Op. 38, No. 3 — Op. 38, No. 3— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book IV - Eb Major, Op. 53, No. 2 — Op. 53, No. 2— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book IV - Folk Song A Minor, Op. 53, No. 5 — Op. 53, No. 5— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book V - G Major, Op. 62, No. 1 — Op. 62, No. 1— PianoClassical 5
Songs Without Words, Book V - Bb Major, Op. 62, No. 2 — Op. 62, No. 2— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book VII - A Minor, Op. 85, No. 2 — Op. 85, No. 2— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book VII - Eb Major, Op. 85, No. 3 — Op. 85, No. 3— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book VIII - E Minor, Op. 102, No. 1 — Op. 102, No. 1— PianoClassical 6
Songs Without Words, Book VIII - C Major, Op. 102, No. 3 — Op. 102, No. 3— PianoClassical 6
Song Without Words in E Minor Album Leaf, Op. 117 — Op. 117E minor PianoClassical 6
Caprice No. 2. E Major, Op. 33, No. 2 — Op. 33, No. 2— PianoClassical 5
3 Fantasies or Caprices, Op. 16 — Op. 16— PianoClassical 5
Perpetuum Mobile in C Minor, Op. 119 — Op. 119C minor PianoClassical 6
6 Pieces for Children - 2. Eb Major, Op. 72, No. 2 — Op. 72, No. 2— PianoClassical 6
6 Pieces for Children - 3. G Major, Op. 72, No. 3 — Op. 72, No. 3— PianoClassical 6
6 Pieces for Children - 4. D Major, Op. 72, No. 4 — Op. 72, No. 4— PianoClassical 6
6 Pieces for Children - 6. F Major, Op. 72, No. 6 — Op. 72, No. 6— PianoClassical 6
Prelude And Fugue In E Minor — —E minor PianoClassical 5
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Prelude in E Minor — Op. 35E minor PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Fugue in E Minor — Op. 35E minor PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Prelude in B Minor — Op. 35B minor PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Fugue in B Minor — Op. 35B minor PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Prelude in Ab Major — Op. 35A-flat major PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Fugue in F Minor — Op. 35F minor PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Prelude in Bb Major — Op. 35B-flat major PianoClassical 6
6 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 35 - Fugue in Bb Major — Op. 35B-flat major PianoClassical 6
Allegro Brilliant, Op. 92 — Op. 92— Piano, OrganClassical 8
Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25 — Op. 25G minor PianoClassical 6
Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40 — Op. 40D minor PianoClassical 6
Duet — —— PianoClassical 5
Faith — —— Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, HornClassical 5
Characteristic Piece, Op. 7, No. 6 — Op. 7, No. 6— PianoClassical 6
How Deep Is Your Love (Saturday Night Fever) — —— PianoClassical 5
I Know Him So Well — —— PianoClassical 5
I Saw Three Ships — —— Piano, Guitar, FluteClassical 4
I Will Always Love You — —— PianoClassical 3
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Album Leaf (First Edition) — —— Piano, CelloClassical 5
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" — Op. 56A minor Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Orchestra, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, percussioClassical 4
Gondellied (Barcarole) A-Dur (1837) — —— Piano— 5

Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. The biography above is our own. Authority record: VIAF 2665666. Portrait: Eduard Magnus, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.