Composer

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)

1809–1847

4,109 works in the index

Born: 1809
Died: 1847
Birthplace: Hamburg
Place of death: Leipzig
Citizenship / historical state: Kingdom of Saxony; Hamburg
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.

Life and musical career

Occupations: composer; pianist; organist; conductor; musicologist; music educator; university teacher; painter; writer; musician
Education: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Teachers: Carl Friedrich Zelter; Ludwig Berger; Marie Bigot; Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy; Franz Lauska; Ignaz Moscheles
Career institutions / employers: University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
Recorded memberships: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
Instruments played: organ; piano; violin
Genres: opera; classical music; symphonic music
Movements: Romantic music
Notable works: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 4; Violin Concerto in E minor; The Hebrides; St. Paul; Elijah
Awards: Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order; honorary citizen of Leipzig; Pour le Mérite
Official website: https://www.mendelssohn-stiftung.de/de/
Languages used: German; French; English
VIAF ID: 2665666
ISNI: 0000000121181195
GND ID: 118580779
Library of Congress ID: n79139515
MusicBrainz ID: 0e85eb79-1c05-44ba-827c-7b259a3d941a

Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.

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 42 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
String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 - Viola 2	—	Op. 20	E-flat major	—	Classical	1
String Octet, Op. 20, Movement 2 - Score	—	Op. 20	—	—	Classical	1
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, "Scottish", Op. 56, Movement 1 - Full Score	—	Op. 56	A minor	Orchestra	Classical	1
String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18 - Violin 2	—	Op. 18	A major	—	Classical	1
String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 87 - Violin 1	—	Op. 87	B-flat major	—	Classical	1
No. 2 in G Major	—	—	G major	—	Classical	1
No. 1 in F Minor	—	—	F minor	—	Classical	1
No. 6 in D Minor	—	—	D minor	—	Classical	1
Call Him Louder! Hear and Answer, Baal! - No. 13 from "Elijah", part 1	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Six Songs, Op. 86, No. 3: "The Letter"	—	Op. 86, No. 3	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
Hear Ye, Israel - No. 21 from "Elijah", part 2	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
Piano Trio No. 2, Mvmt. 1 - Piano Score	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Piano Trio No. 2 - Cello - Cello	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 1 - Piano	—	Op. 1	C minor	—	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13 - Violin 1	—	Op. 13	A minor	String Quartet	Classical	1
No. 1: Andante - Cello - Cello	—	—	—	String Quartet	Classical	1
No. 4: Fuga - Violin 2 - Violin 2	—	—	—	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 44, No. 1	D major	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 44, No. 1 - Cello	—	Op. 44, No. 1	D major	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3 - Violin 2	—	Op. 44, No. 3	E-flat major	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 - Viola	—	Op. 80	F minor	String Quartet	Classical	1
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Full Score - Full Score	—	—	E minor	violin, Orchestra	Classical	1
Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Trombone 3 - Trombone 3	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Beati Mortui - Euphonium 1 BC	—	—	—	Euphonium	Classical	1
Ich Wollt' meine Lieb' ergösse sich Op.63 - Score	—	Op.63	—	Piano	Classical	1
Sonntagsmorgen Op.77 - Score	—	Op.77	—	Piano	Classical	2
Suleika und Hatem Op. 8 No.12 - Score	—	Op. 8 No.12	—	Piano, Voice, Tenor	Classical	5
Adagio and Presto agitato bb minor - Preface	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Moderate 1/4 - Song without Words Op.102 No. 3 - Score	—	Op.102 No. 3	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	1
Easy 1/2 - Barcarolle from Lieder ohne Worte Op.19 No. 6 - Score	—	Op.19 No. 6	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	1
Abschied vom Wald Op.59 No. 3 - Score	—	Op.59 No. 3	—	—	Classical	1
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing , easy version - Score	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Rondo Capriccioso - Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Song without words No. 3 Op.19 No. 3 - Piano	—	Op.19 No. 3	—	Clarinet	Classical	1
Sonate f minor Op. 4 - Violin	—	Op. 4	—	Piano, violin	Classical	1
Song without words - Score	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Folk Song and Theme - Score	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	1
Mitten wir im Leben sind - Choir 1, Trombone	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Mitten wir im Leben sind - Choir 2, Tuba	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Chorales I, II & III from Aus tiefer Noth schrei 'ich zu dir, Op. 23, No. 1 - Euphonium BC	—	Op. 23, No. 1	—	—	Classical	1
For The Mountains Shall Depart - Euphonium	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Adagio and Allegro - from "Sonata in F minor, Op. 4" - Set of Parts	—	Op. 4	F minor	Piano, Euphonium	Classical	1
Songs Without Words , op. 30, no. 2: Unrest	—	op. 30, no. 2	—	—	Classical	1
Seven Characteristic Pieces, no. 4: Schnell und beweglich	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 - Cello 1	—	Op. 20	E-flat major	—	Classical	1
String Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20 - Violin 4	—	Op. 20	E-flat major	—	Classical	1
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, "Scottish", Op. 56, Movement 4 - Full Score	—	Op. 56	A minor	Orchestra	Classical	1
String Quintet No. 1 in A Major, Op. 18 - Violin 1	—	Op. 18	A major	—	Classical	1

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.