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 57 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: String Quartet f minor op. post. 80	—	—	—	violin	—	0
The Wedding March	—	—	—	—	—	0
Duetto	—	—	—	Harp	Classical	0
The Spinning Song	—	—	—	—	—	0
1. Overture	—	—	—	—	—	0
Part 1: Anruf und Doxologie:	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
2. Coro: Herr, der du bist der Gott (Lord! Thou alone art God)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Scene 1: Steinigung des Stephanus	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
7. Aria: Jerusalem, die du todtest die Propheten (Jerusalem! Thou that killest the Prophets)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
10. Recit: Und die Zeugen legten ab ihre Kleider (And the witnesses had laid down)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Scene 2: Bekerung und Taufe des Saulus (Paulus)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
13a. Recit.: Und zog mit einer Schaar gen Damaskus (And he journey'd with companions towards Damascus)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
13b. Arioso: Doch der Herr vergisst der Seinen nicht, er gedenkt seiner Kinder (But the Lord is mindful of His own)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
15. Coro: Mache dich auf, werde Licht (Rise! Up! Arise! Rise and shine)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
17. Recit: Die Manner aber die seine Gefahrten waren (And his companions which journeyed)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
20. Ich danke dir, Herr mein Gott (I praise Thee, O Lord my God!)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
22. Coro: O welch' eine Tiefe des Reichthums (O great is the depth of the Riches)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Part 2 - Scene 3: Aussendung von Paulus und Barnabas	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
23. Coro: Der Erdkreis ist nun des Herrn (The Nations are now the Lord's)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
25. Duettino: So sind wir nun Botschafter (Now we are Ambassadors)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
27. Arioso: Und wie sie ausgesandt (So they, being filled)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Scene 4: Verfolgung des Paulus durch seine ehemaligen Glaubensgenossen	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
28. Recit. & Coro: Da aber die Juden das Volk sah'n (But when the Jews saw the multitudes)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
30. Recit: Paulus aber und Barnabas sprachen (But Paul and Barnabas spake)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
32. Recit: Und es war ein Mann zu Lystra (And there was a man at Lystra)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
33. Coro: Die Gotter sind den Menschen gleich geworden (The Gods themselves as Mortals have descended)	—	—	—	Organ, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
35. Coro: Seid uns gnadig, hohe Gotter (O be gracious, Ye Immortals!)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
36. Recit., Aria & Coro: Da das die Apostel horten (Now when the Apostles heard the same)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
37. Recit: Da ward das Volk erreget wider sie (Then the multitude was stirred up against them)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
38. Coro: Hier ist des Herren Tempel (This is Jehovah's Temple)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
39. Recit: Und sie alle verfolgten Paulus (And they all persecuted Paul)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
Scene 5: Abscheid des Apulus von der Gemeinde in Ephesus	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
41. Recit: Paulus sandte hin und liess fordern (And Paul sent and called)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
42. Recit. & Coro: Schone doch deiner selbst (Far be it from thy path)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
43. Coro: Sehet, welch' eine Liebe (See, what love hath the Father)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
44. Recit: Und wenn er gleich geopfert wird (And though he be offered)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
45. Coro: Nicht aber ihm allein (Not only unto him)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
Introtuction: As God, the Lord of Israel Liveth (Elijah)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
2. Duetto con Coro: Lord, Bow Thine Ear	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
4. Aria: If With All Your Hearts (Obadiah)	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
7. Quartetto Doppio: For He Shall Give His Angels	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	1
Recitativo: Now Cherith	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
8. Recitativo: What Have I to Do With Thee? (Widow)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
10. Recitativo e Coro: As the Lord God (Elijah, Ahab)	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
11. Coro: Baal, We Cry to Thee (Priests of Baal)	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
12. Recitativo: Call Him Louder! For He Is a God (Elijah)	—	—	—	percussion	—	0
Coro: Hear Our Cry, O Baal! (Priests of Baal)	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0
Coro: Baal! Baal! (Priests of Baal)	—	—	—	Organ, Voice, Choir, Timpani, percussion	Classical	0

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.