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 6 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
Three preludes and fugues.	1833-37IMSLP	—	—	—	Classical	6
Song, Warnung vor dem Rhein, WoO.16	1840IMSLP	—	—	Voice	Classical	6
6 Songs for 2 Voices and Piano, Op.63	1836-44IMSLP	Op.63	—	—	Classical	6
3 Songs, Op.84	1831-39IMSLP	Op.84	—	Voice	Classical	6
String Quintet No.2, Op.87	1845 July 8*IMSLP	Op.87	—	Cello	Classical	6
Violin Sonata, Op.4	1823 (May–June)IMSLP	Op.4	—	—	Classical	6
Bridal March: Midsummer Nights Dream: Violi	—	—	—	—	—	5
Cast thy burden (Mendelssohn-Elijah)	—	—	—	Choir, Voice	Classical	6
Thanks be to God! (Mendelssohn-Elijah)	—	—	—	Voice, Choir, Voice Tenor	Classical	6
Be not afraid (Mendelssohn-Elijah)	—	—	—	Choir, Voice	Classical	6
Woe to him! (Mendelssohn-Elijah)	—	—	—	Voice, Choir	Classical	6
Auf Fl?geln des Gesanges	—	—	—	Piano, Low Voice	Classical	6
Song Without Words in D major, op. 109	—	op. 109	D major	Piano	Classical	9
A German Requiem (Ein Deutsches Requiem), Op. 45 - 5. Ye now are sorrowful	—	Op. 45	—	Choir	—	6
Athalia, Op. 74 - 1. Herr, durch die ganze Welt	—	Op. 74	—	Choir	Classical	7
Athalia, Op. 74 - 3. Lasst uns dem heil'gen Wort	—	Op. 74	—	Choir	Classical	7
Athalia, Op. 74 - 5. So geht, so geht	—	Op. 74	—	Choir	Classical	7
Come, Let Us Sing, Op. 46 - 2. Come, let us sing	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	6
Come, Let Us Sing, Op. 46 - 4. For His is the sea	—	Op. 46	—	Choir	Classical	6
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 5. Yet doth the Lord	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 9. Blessed are the men who fear Him	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 14. Draw near, all ye people	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part I - 19. O man of God, help thy people!	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 23. The Lord hath exalted thee	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 28. Lift thine eyes	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 38. Then did Elijah	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
Elijah, Op. 70, Part II - 43. And then shall your light break forth	—	Op. 70	—	Choir	Classical	7
The First Walpurgis Night, Op. 60 - 5. Should our Christian foes assail us	—	Op. 60	—	Choir	Classical	7
Hymn of Praise English Version of Lobgesang, Op. 52 - Sinfonia	—	Op. 52	—	Piano, bass, Tenor, Choir, Clarinet, Alto	Classical	7
Hymn of Praise English Version of Lobgesang, Op. 52 - 2. Praise thou the Lord	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	7
Hymn of Praise English Version of Lobgesang, Op. 52 - 5. I waited for the Lord	—	Op. 52	—	Choir	Classical	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 3. To God On High	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	7
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 11. Happy And Blest Are They	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 13. But The Lord Is Mindful Of His Own	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 15. Rise! Up! Arise!	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part I - 18. O God, Have Mercy	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 28. But When The Jews	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 30. But Paul And Barnabas Spake Freely	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 32. And There Was A Man At Lystra	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 35. O Be Gracious, Ye Immortals	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - For Know Ye Not?	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 38. This Is Jehovah's Temple	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 40. Be Thou Faithful Unto Death	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Saint Paul, Op.36, Part II - 43. See What Love	—	Op.36	—	Choir	Classical	6
Praise Thou the Lord (Mendelssohn-Hymn of Praise)	—	—	—	Choir	Classical	6
Sechs Lieder op. 50 (1842): Der Jager Abschied, "Wer hat dich, du schoner Wald" Nr. 2 Es-Dur op. 50 (1840)	—	op. 50	—	Choir	—	6
Sechs Lieder op. 50 (1842): Wasserfahrt, "Am fernen Horizonte" Nr. 4 h-Moll op. 50 (1839/40)	—	op. 50	—	Choir	—	6
Fantasia In A minor, Op.16 #1	—	Op.16	A minor	Piano	Classical	6

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.