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 26 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
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Variations op. 17	—	op. 17	—	Piano, Cello	Classical	3
Sonate E-Dur op. 6 (1826)	—	op. 6	—	Piano	—	2
Praludium D-Dur op. 104	—	op. 104	—	Piano	—	2
Perpetuum mobile C-Dur op. 119 (1873)	—	op. 119	—	Piano	—	2
List C (selections)	—	—	—	Piano	—	2
Capriccio	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Op. 44b in E minor	—	Op. 44b	E minor	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	2
1. Andante and Variations, Op. 83a	—	Op. 83a	—	Piano	Classical	2
Prelude and Fugue	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	2
Sonana	—	—	—	Piano	—	2
Etude Nr. 2 F-Dur op. 104 (b) (1834) (aus Nr. 33 der nachgelassenen Werke [zweite Folge])	—	op. 104	—	Piano	—	2
Variationen B-Dur op. 83	—	op. 83	—	Piano	—	2
Charakterstuck Nr. 5 A-Dur op. 7 (1827) -Ernst, und mit steigender Lebhaftigkeit-	—	op. 7	—	Piano	—	2
Rondo capriccioso E-Dur op. 14 (1824)	—	op. 14	—	Piano	—	2
Trois Caprices: Nr. 2 E-Dur op. 33 (1835)	—	op. 33	—	Piano	—	2
Thema mit Variationen in D/d	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Kinderstuck WoO	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Allegro Moderato Ma Con Fuoco (Octet For Strings)	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	3
Romanze	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Angels We Have Heard On High [2:54]	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
We Three Kings [4:41]	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Fuga e minor	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	3
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Fuga f minor	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	3
Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Postlude D major	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonate Nr. 2 c-Moll op. 65 (1844)	—	op. 65	—	Organ	—	2
Sonate Nr. 6 d-Moll op. 65 (1845)	—	op. 65	—	Organ	—	2
Prelude & Fugue,Op.37#2 In G	—	Op.37	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonata,Op.65#2 In C Min.	—	Op.65	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonata,Op.65#3 In A	—	Op.65	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonata,Op.65#5 In D	—	Op.65	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonata,Op.65#6 In D Min.	—	Op.65	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonata #4	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	3
Sonata #5	—	—	—	Organ	Classical	3
Nachspiel In D Major	—	—	D major	Organ	Classical	3
Chorale In D Major	—	—	D major	Organ	Classical	3
Canon (at one note)	—	—	—	Flute	—	2
Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	2
Bb Scale	—	—	—	Clarinet	—	2
Melody	—	—	—	Clarinet	—	2
Jingle Bells	—	—	—	Guitar, Recorder	Classical	2
"String Quartet No. 11 in E Major, Op. 125, No. 2, D353"	—	Op. 125, No. 2	E major	violin	—	2
Symphony #4 in A, Opus 90 - 1st movement	—	Opus 90	—	violin	—	3
II. Lift Thine Eyes	—	—	—	violin, Trombone	Classical	2
Three Songs Without Words	—	—	—	Harp	Classical	2
11. Coro: Siehe, wir preisen selig (Happy and blest are they)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	2
12. Recit. & Aria: Saulus aber zerstorte die Gemeinde (Now Saul made havoc of the Church)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	2
34. Recit: Und nannten Barnabas Jupiter (And they called Barnabas Jupiter)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	2
20. Coro: Thanks Be to God!	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	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.