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

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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
3 Caprices, Op.16	1829IMSLP	Op.16	—	Piano	Classical	11
Song without Words Op.62 No.1	—	Op.62 No.1	—	Piano, Flute, violin, Clarinet	Classical	8
Faith, Op. 102, No. 6	—	Op. 102, No. 6	—	Piano	Classical	15
O Little Town Of Bethlehem [2:28]	—	—	—	—	Classical	12
Im Grunen, Op. 59 no. 1 - A-Dur/A major	—	Op. 59 no. 1	—	Choir	Classical	11
Second Movement - Andante (Piano Concerto No.1 In G Minor)	—	—	G minor	—	Classical	9
Elijah, op. 70: Denn er hat seinen Engeln	—	op. 70	—	Piano, Voice, Choir	Classical	11
Elijah, op. 70: Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herrn	—	op. 70	—	Piano, Voice, Choir	Classical	12
Piano Concerto No 1 in G Minor	1830-31IMSLP	—	G minor	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, strings, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, per	Classical	11
Baal, we cry to thee	—	—	—	Choir, Voice Tenor	—	4
Meditation	—	—	—	Piano, Organ	Classical	11
Capriccio Brillant in B minor for Piano & Orchestra, op. 22	—	op. 22	B minor	Piano	Classical	12
Venetian Boat-Song No. 3 (Op. 62, No. 5)	—	Op. 62, No. 5	—	Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn	Classical	10
"Lied ohne Worte, Op. 19 No. 2"	—	Op. 19 No. 2	—	Piano	—	11
Capriccio, Op.5	1837IMSLP	Op.5	—	Piano	Classical	8
Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words)	—	—	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	9
For He shall give His angels charge over thee (Soprano 1)	—	—	—	Voice Tenor	—	6
Sweet Remembrance, Op. 19, No. 1	—	Op. 19, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	9
Reverie, Op. 85, No. 1	—	Op. 85, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	14
Venetian Boat-Song #2, Op. 30, No. 6	—	Op. 30, No. 6	—	Piano	Classical	9
Hunting Song, Op. 19, No. 3	—	Op. 19, No. 3	—	Piano	Classical	11
Tarantella, Op. 102, No. 3	—	Op. 102, No. 3	—	Piano, Horn, Trombone	Classical	14
We Wish You A Merry Christmas [:42]	—	—	—	—	Classical	10
Children's Piece from Six Children's Pieces, Op. 72 #1	—	Op. 72	—	Guitar, Flute, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, English Horn, Saxophone	Classical	16
If with all your hearts from Elijah	—	—	—	Clarinet	Classical	11
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear	—	—	—	—	Classical	9
Rondo brillant Es-Dur op. 29 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	op. 29	—	Piano	Classical	10
Song without Words Op. 19, No. 2 Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	Op. 19, No. 2	—	Piano	—	6
Concerto No. 1 in G Minor	—	—	G minor	Piano	Classical	9
Symphony No.3 in A, 'The Scottish', Op.56	—	Op.56	—	Piano	Classical	6
Andante Cantabile e Presto Agitato, WoO.19	1833IMSLP	—	—	Piano	Classical	10
Elijah, Op.70	1846, rev.1847IMSLP	Op.70	—	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, bass, Double Bass, Tenor, Choir, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Al	Classical	6
Go, return upon thy way	—	—	—	Choir, Voice Tenor	Classical	6
Hear My Prayer	—	—	—	Piano, bass, Tenor, Choir, Alto	Classical	12
Violin Concerto in E Minor, First Movement Excerpt	—	—	E minor	Piano, violin	Classical	9
Song without words (version of the english first edition) (appendix), op. 30,4 (Piano solo)	—	op. 30	—	Piano	—	9
Song without Words Op.30 No.4	—	Op.30 No.4	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	10
Confidence, Op. 19, No. 4	—	Op. 19, No. 4	—	Piano	Classical	14
Song without Words, op. 62, no. 1: May Breeze	—	op. 62, no. 1	—	violin	Classical	9
Symphony #3, Op.56	1841–42IMSLP	Op.56	—	Horn	Classical	9
29. Coro: Ist das nicht der zu Jerusalem (Is this he who in Jerusalem)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	9
From Six Pieces For Children, Op.72 No.1	—	Op.72 No.1	—	Piano	Classical	9
Andante Con Moto Op 72 No 4	1833, rev.1834IMSLP	Op 72 No 4	—	Piano	Classical	11
Venetian Boat Song, Op.19 No.6 (1830)	—	Op.19 No.6	—	—	Classical	7
Etude f-Moll Performed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	9
Fruhlingslied op. 47/3	—	op. 47/3	—	Piano, Cello	—	8
Song Without Words opus 62 No. 6	—	opus 62 No. 6	—	Piano, violin	Classical	9
Der Gluckliche, Op. 88 no. 2 - G-Dur/G major	—	Op. 88 no. 2	—	Choir	Classical	9

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.