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
Fantasy or Caprice [Op. 16, No. 1]	—	Op. 16, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	8
Six Pieces for Children No. 2 [Op. 72, No. 2]	—	Op. 72, No. 2	—	Piano	Classical	8
Six Pieces for Children No. 6 [Op. 72, No. 6]	—	Op. 72, No. 6	—	Piano	Classical	8
Nocturne From "Midsummer Night's Dream"	—	—	—	violin, Clarinet	Classical	10
Im Walde, Op. 41 no. 1 - A-Dur/A major	—	Op. 41 no. 1	—	Choir	Classical	8
Lerchengesang, Op. 48 no. 4 - G-Dur/G major	—	Op. 48 no. 4	—	Choir	Classical	7
Abschied vom Wald, Op. 59 no. 3 - Es-Dur/Eb major	—	Op. 59 no. 3	—	Choir	Classical	7
Im Wald, Op. 100 no. 4 - D-Dur/D major	—	Op. 100 no. 4	—	Choir	Classical	8
First Movement - Introduction And Allegro (Symphony No.3 'The Scottish')	—	—	—	—	Classical	8
String Octet in E	—	—	—	—	—	8
Concert Piece No.2, Op.114	1833IMSLP	Op.114	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	7
Piano Concerto No.2, Op.40	1837 (07-01-08-25)IMSLP	Op.40	—	strings, Timpani	Classical	7
7 Piano Pieces, Op.7	1824-27IMSLP	Op.7	—	Piano	Classical	6
Piano Sextet in D, Op.110	1824 April–MayIMSLP	Op.110	—	Piano, Cello, violin, bass	Classical	7
4 Pieces for String Quartet, Op.81	1827-47IMSLP	Op.81	—	Cello	Classical	6
Songs Without Words, complete	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
String Quartet No.5, Op.44 No.3	1838IMSLP	Op.44 No.3	—	Cello	Classical	7
Venetian Boat Song: Op19 No6: Violin Viola Pian	—	Op19 No6	—	—	—	6
Venetian Boat Song: Op19 No	—	Op19	—	—	—	6
Venetian Boat Song: Op19 No6: 2 Violins and Pian	—	Op19 No6	—	—	—	7
Song without Words	—	—	—	Organ, Cello	—	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 6. And All That Sat In The Council	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 8. Then They Ran Upon Him	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - To Thee, O Lord	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - And They Laid Wait For Paul	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 45. Not Only Unto Him	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	7
The Sorrows Of Death (Mendelssohn-Hymn of Praise)	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	5
My Song Shall Be Alway (Mendelssohn-Hymn of Praise)	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	7
The Wanderer, Op. 30 , No. 4	—	Op. 30 , No. 4	—	Piano	Classical	9
If with All Your Hearts	—	—	—	Piano	—	6
Sonata in G Minor, Op. 105	—	Op. 105	G minor	Piano	Classical	7
7 Characteristic Pieces - 6. Sehnsuchtig, Op. 7, No. 6	—	Op. 7, No. 6	—	Piano	Classical	6
3 Etudes - Bb Minor, Op. 104b, No. 1	—	Op. 104b, No. 1	—	Piano	Classical	8
6 Pieces for Children - 5. G Minor, Op. 72, No. 5	—	Op. 72, No. 5	—	Piano	Classical	8
Venetian Boat Song	—	—	—	Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet	Classical	7
Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 "Reformation"	—	Op. 107	D minor	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, percussion	Classical	7
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40	—	Op. 40	D minor	Piano, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, percussion	Classical	6
Song without Words Op.53 No.2	—	Op.53 No.2	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	8
"Song without Words, Op. 102 No. 3 (Presto in C)"	—	Op. 102 No. 3	—	Piano	—	7
Op. 44a in D major	—	Op. 44a	D major	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	7
Op. 44c in E flat major.	—	Op. 44c	E-flat major	Piano, Cello, violin, Viola	Classical	7
Violin Concerto	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
Etude no. 48	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	7
What Child Is This [2:43]	—	—	—	—	Classical	7
Andante (From Violin Concerto)	—	—	—	Flute	Classical	7
Faith from Songs without Words, Op. 102 #6	—	Op. 102	—	Guitar, Flute, violin, Bassoon, Clarinet, English Horn, Saxophone	Classical	13
31. Denn also hat uns der Herr geboten (For so hath the Lord himself commanded)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	7
Aria e Duetto: Give Me Thy Son (Elijah, Widow)	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	7

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.