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 13 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
Work	Year composed	Catalogue / opus	Key in title	Listed instruments	Genre	Editions
Rinaldo, Op. 50 - Schon sind sie erhoret	—	Op. 50	—	Choir	—	4
Mass No. 6 in E-Flat Major, D. 950 - Credo in unum Deum	—	D. 950	E-Flat major	Choir	—	4
Athalia, Op. 74 - 2. O seht, welch' ein Stern	—	Op. 74	—	Choir	Classical	5
Athalia, Op. 74 - 6. Ja, durch die ganze Welt	—	Op. 74	—	Choir	Classical	5
Come, Let Us Sing, Op. 46 - 5. Henceforth, when we hear his voice	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	5
Come, Let Us Sing, Op. 46 - 6. For His is the sea	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - As God the Lord of Israel	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 1. Help, Lord!	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 4. If with all your hearts	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 7. For He shall give His angels	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 11. Baal, we cry to thee	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 13. Call him louder! He heareth not	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 16. O thou, who makest thine angels spirits	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 18. Woe unto them forsake Him!	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 20. Thanks be to God	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 22. Be not afraid	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 25. Man of God	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 27. See how he sleepeth	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 30. Arise, Elijah	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 32. He that shall endure	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 33. Night falleth round me	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	5
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 35. Holy is God the Lord	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 37. For the mountains shall depart	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 40. Behold, God hath sent Elijah	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	4
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 42. O come, every one that thirsteth	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	3
Die Erste Walpurgisnacht, Op. 60 - II. Der Uebergang zum Fruhling	—	Op. 60	—	Choir	Classical	5
The First Walpurgis Night, Op. 60 - 2. Know ye not, a deed so daring	—	Op. 60	—	Choir	Classical	5
The First Walpurgis Night, Op. 60 - 3. The man who flies our sacrifice	—	Op. 60	—	Choir	Classical	5
Hymn of Praise English Version of Lobgesang, Op. 52 - 7. The night is departing	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	5
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 3. Sit laus plena	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	5
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 5. Docti sacris institutis	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 8. Bone pastor, panis vere	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	5
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 9. Drum sing' ich mit meinem Leide	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	4
Psalm 95, Op. 46 - 2. Kommet herzu, lasst uns dem Herrn frohlocken	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	5
Psalm 95, Op. 46 - 3. Denn in seiner Hand ist	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	5
Psalm 95, Op. 46 - 5. Heute, so ihr seine Stimme horet	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 4. And The Many That Believed	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	4
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 39. And They Persecuted Paul	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 44. And Though He Be Offered	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
The Night is Departing (Mendelssohn-Hymn of Praise)	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	4
Thus Saith The Lord	—	—	—	Choir	—	5
The Gods Themselves	—	—	—	Choir	—	5
This Is Jehovah's Temple	—	—	—	Choir	—	5
Vier Lieder op. 76 (1848): Das Lied vom braven Mann, "Gaben mir Rath und gute Lehren" Nr. 1 G-Dur op. 76	—	op. 76	—	Choir	—	4
Aus Athalia	—	—	—	Piano, Voice, Timpani, percussion	Classical	4
Sadness Of Soul, Op. 53, No. 4	—	Op. 53, No. 4	—	Piano	Classical	5
Morning Song, Op. 62, No. 4	—	Op. 62, No. 4	—	Piano	Classical	5
Song Of The Pilgrim, Op. 67, No. 3	—	Op. 67, No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	6

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.