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 18 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
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 1. Lauda Sion	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	4
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 2. Laudis thema specialis	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 4. In hac mensa novi Regis	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	4
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 6. Caro cibus, sanguis potus	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	4
Lauda Sion, Op. 73 - 7. Sumit unus, sumunt mille	—	Op. 73	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 2. Alles was Odem hat	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 4. Saget es	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 5. Ich harrete des Herrn	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 8. Nun danket alle Gott	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	3
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 10. Ihr Volker! Bringet her dem Herrn	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	3
Psalm 42, Op. 42 - 1. Wie der Hirsch schreit	—	Op. 42	—	Choir	Classical	4
Psalm 42, Op. 42 - 4. Was betrubst du dich	—	Op. 42	—	Choir	Classical	4
Psalm 42, Op. 42 - 6. Der Herr hat des Tages verheissen	—	Op. 42	—	Choir	Classical	4
Psalm 95, Op. 46 - 4. Denn sein ist das Meer	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	4
Psalm 114, Op. 51 - Da Israel aus Aegypten zog	—	Op. 51	—	Choir	Classical	4
Psalm 115, Op. 31 - 2. Israel hofft auf dich	—	Op. 31	—	Choir	Classical	4
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - Stone Him to Death	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 9. And They Stoned Him	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 10. And The Witnesses	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 17. And His Companions	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 19. And There Was A Disciple	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 27. I Will Sing Of The Great Mercies	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 34. And They Called Barnabas, Jupiter	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 36. Now When The Apostles	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Now This Man Ceaseth Not	—	—	—	Choir	—	4
To God On High	—	—	—	Choir	—	4
Farewell Song/Birds Of Passage	—	—	—	Voice, Choir	Classical	4
By The Plashing Fount I Stand	—	—	—	Voice, Choir	Classical	4
Vier Lieder op. 120: Jagdlied, "Auf, ihr Herrn und Damen schon!" Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 120 (1837)	—	op. 120	—	Choir	—	3
Vier Lieder op. 76 (1848): Comitat, "Nun zu guter Letzt" Nr. 4 F-Dur op. 76	—	op. 76	—	Choir	—	3
Blessed Are The Men That Fear Him	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	4
Suleika und Hatem	—	—	—	Piano, Voice, Timpani, percussion	Classical	3
Einleitung	—	—	—	Piano, Voice High	Classical	3
He, watching over Israel, slumbers not	—	—	—	Choir, Voice Tenor	Classical	3
Contemplation, Op. 30, No. 1	—	Op. 30, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	5
The Evening Star, Op. 38, No. 1	—	Op. 38, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	4
Funeral March, Op. 62, No. 3	—	Op. 62, No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	5
Venetian Boat-Song #3, Op. 62, No. 5	—	Op. 62, No. 5	—	Piano	Classical	4
Elegy, Op. 85, No. 4	—	Op. 85, No. 4	—	Piano	Classical	5
Song Of The Traveller, Op. 85, No. 6	—	Op. 85, No. 6	—	Piano	Classical	4
Boat-Song, Op. 102, No. 7	—	Op. 102, No. 7	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn	Classical	4
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Trio c minor op. 66	—	op. 66	—	Piano	—	3
Song without words [Rider song] (Piano solo)	—	—	—	Piano	—	3
Song without words (version of a transcription of Carl Klingemann) (appendix), op. 85,6 (Piano solo)	—	op. 85	—	Piano	—	3
Song without words (version of later autograph) (appendix), op. 102,2 (Piano solo)	—	op. 102	—	Piano	—	3
Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 1 ("Sweet Remembrance")	—	Op. 19, No. 1	—	Piano	—	2
Schaum Piano Quiz	—	—	—	Piano	—	3
Certificate of Promotion	—	—	—	Piano	—	3

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.