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 24 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
Antigone, Op. 55 - 7. Our Monarch appears	—	Op. 55	—	Choir	Classical	3
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 3. Ye people, rend your hearts	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	2
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 17. Is not His word like a fire?	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	2
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 21. Hear ye, Israel!	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	2
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 26. It is enough	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	2
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 36. Go, return upon thy way	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	2
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 41. But the Lord from the North	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	2
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 3. Saget es	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	2
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 6. Strikke des Todes	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	2
Lobgesang (Hymn of Praise), Op. 52 - 7. Die Nacht ist vergangen	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	2
Psalm 42, Op. 42 - 2. Meine Sele durtet nach Gott	—	Op. 42	—	Choir	Classical	3
Psalm 95, Op. 46 - 1. Kommt, lasst uns anbeten	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	3
Psalm 98, Op. 91 - Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt	—	Op. 91	—	Choir	Classical	3
Psalm 114, Op. 51 - Das Meer sah und floh	—	Op. 51	—	Choir	Classical	3
Psalm 114, Op. 51 - Was war dir, du Meer, das du flohest?	—	Op. 51	—	Choir	Classical	3
Psalm 115, Op. 31 - 1. Nicht unserm Namen, Herr	—	Op. 31	—	bass, Tenor, Choir, Alto	Classical	3
Psalm 115, Op. 31 - 4. Die Todten werden dich nicht loben	—	Op. 31	—	Choir	Classical	3
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 2. Lord, Thou Alone Art God	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 5. Now This Man Ceaseth Not	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 7. Jerusalem, Thou That Killest The Prophets	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - Consume Them All	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 14. The Conversion	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 22. O Great Is The Depth	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 24. And Paul Came To The Congregation	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - Thus Saith The Lord	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - O Thou, The True And Only Light	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 31. For So Hath The Lord	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 37. Then The Multitude	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 42. Far Be It From Thy Path	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	2
Happy And Blest Are They	—	—	—	Choir	—	3
Rise! Up! Arise!	—	—	—	Choir	—	3
O Be Gracious, Ye Immortals	—	—	—	Choir	—	3
Be Thou Faithful Unto Death	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	2
Consume Them All (St.Paul)	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	2
How Can I Blithe And Cheerful Be	—	—	—	Piano, Voice, Choir	Classical	2
Evening Song	—	—	—	Voice, Choir	Classical	3
Sechs Lieder op. 50 (1842): Liebe und Wein, "Was qualte dir dein armes Herz?" Nr. 5 g-Moll op. 50 (1839)	—	op. 50	—	Choir	—	2
Sechs Lieder op. 50 (1842): Wanderlied, "Vom Grund bis zu den Gipfeln" Nr. 6 D-Dur op. 50 (1842)	—	op. 50	—	Choir	—	2
Wandersmann op. 75 (1848): Abendstandchen, "Schlafe, Liebchen, weil's auf Erden Nr. 2 B-Dur op. 75 (1839)	—	op. 75	—	Choir	—	2
Wandersmann op. 75 (1848): Der frohe Wandersmann, "Wem Gott will rechte Gunst erweisen" Nr. 1 E-Dur op. 75 (1844)	—	op. 75	—	Choir	—	2
Wandersmann op. 75 (1848): Trinklied, "So lang' man nuchtern ist" Nr. 3 E-Dur op. 75	—	op. 75	—	Choir	—	2
Trust In God	—	—	—	Choir	—	2
Say, Where Is He	—	—	—	Choir	—	2
This Man We Have Found	—	—	—	Choir	—	2
Daughters Of Zion	—	—	—	Choir	—	2
Drei geistliche Stucke: "Mitten wir im Leben sind" Nr. 3 op. 23 (1830)	—	op. 23	—	Choir	—	2
Drei Geistliche Lieder: "Lass, o Herr, mich Hulft finden" Nr. 1 op. 96 (1840/41)	—	op. 96	—	Choir	—	2
Im Walde (In the Forest)	—	—	—	A Cappella	Classical	2

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.