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 43 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
No. 3 in D Minor	—	—	D minor	—	Classical	1
First Violet, The	—	—	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
No. 4 in B-flat Major	—	—	B-flat major	—	Classical	1
Piano Trio No. 2, Mvmt. 3 - Piano Score	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Six Songs, Op. 47, No. 3: "The Hour of Dawn"	—	Op. 47, No. 3	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
Arise, Elijah - No. 30 from "Elijah", part 2	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Behold, God Hath Sent Elijah - No. 40 from "Elijah", part 2	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Help, Lord! - No. 1 from "Elijah", part 1	—	—	—	—	Classical	2
Six Lieder, Op. 71, No. 2: "The Stormy Spring"	—	Op. 71, No. 2	—	Piano, Voice	Classical	1
Viola Sonata in C Minor - Piano Score - Piano Score	—	—	C minor	Piano, Viola	Classical	1
Bridal March - Score and Parts	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 13 - Violin 2	—	Op. 13	A minor	String Quartet	Classical	1
Four Pieces, Op. 81 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 81	—	String Quartet	Classical	1
No. 4: Fuga - Viola - Viola	—	—	—	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 1 in E-flat Major, Op. 12 - Violin 1	—	Op. 12	E-flat major	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44, No. 2 - Score and Parts	—	Op. 44, No. 2	E minor	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 44, No. 2 - Violin 1	—	Op. 44, No. 2	E minor	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 44, No. 3 - Viola	—	Op. 44, No. 3	E-flat major	String Quartet	Classical	1
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80 - Cello	—	Op. 80	F minor	String Quartet	Classical	1
Viola Sonata in C Minor - Set of Parts	—	—	C minor	Piano, Viola	Classical	1
Violin Concerto in E Minor - Solo Violin - Violin	—	—	E minor	violin, Orchestra	Classical	1
Hark the Herald Angels Sing - Trombone 4 - Trombone 4	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Beati Mortui - Euphonium 1 TC	—	—	—	Euphonium	Classical	1
Beati Mortui - Trumpet 1	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Lieder Ohne Worte Op.30 No. 1 - Score	—	Op.30 No. 1	—	Guitar, violin	Classical	1
Barcarola Veneziana Op.57 No. 5 - easy version - Piano	—	Op.57 No. 5	—	—	Classical	1
Abschiedslied der Zurvögel - Score	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Aus Psalm 95 Op.46 - Score	—	Op.46	—	Piano	Classical	2
Moderate 1/4 - Song without Words Op.102 No. 3 - Clarinet	—	Op.102 No. 3	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	1
Easy 1/2 - Barcarolle from Lieder ohne Worte Op.19 No. 6 - Clarinet	—	Op.19 No. 6	—	Piano, Clarinet	Classical	1
O Rest In The Lord - Organ/Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
The evening bell - Harp	—	—	—	Piano, Harp	Classical	1
Ruhetal Op.59 No. 5 - Score	—	Op.59 No. 5	—	—	Classical	1
Song without words No. 4 Op.19 No. 4 - Piano	—	Op.19 No. 4	—	—	Classical	1
Song without words No.29 Op.62 No. 5 - Piano	—	Op.62 No. 5	—	—	Classical	1
Song without words - Clarinet in B-flat	—	—	—	Piano	Classical	1
Folk Song and Theme - Flute	—	—	—	Piano, Flute	Classical	1
Tarantella - Euphonium 1 BC/TC	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Mitten wir im Leben sind - Choir 1, Tuba	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Mitten wir im Leben sind - Score and Parts	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Chorales I, II & III from Aus tiefer Noth schrei 'ich zu dir, Op. 23, No. 1 - Euphonium TC	—	Op. 23, No. 1	—	—	Classical	1
Lied Ohne Worte, Op. 109 - Trombone	—	Op. 109	—	Piano, Trombone	Classical	1
For The Mountains Shall Depart - Piano	—	—	—	—	Classical	1
Adagio and Allegro - from "Sonata in F minor, Op. 4" - Euphonium BC/TC	—	Op. 4	F minor	Piano, Euphonium	Classical	1
Complete 6 Duets Op. 63 No 1-6	—	Op. 63 No 1	—	Piano	Classical	—
6 Duets Op 63 No 3 Gruß	—	Op 63 No 3	—	Piano	Classical	—
6 Duets Op 63 No 6 Maiglöckchen und die Blümelein	—	Op 63 No 6	—	Piano	Classical	—
6 Duets Op 63 No 4 Herbstlied	—	Op 63 No 4	—	Piano	Classical	—

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.