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
- 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
- Official website
- https://www.mendelssohn-stiftung.de/de/
- 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 71 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.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning Song Op.62 No.4 | — | Op.62 No.4 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| On The Seashore Op.53 No.11 | — | Op.53 No.11 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Passion Op.38 No.5 | — | Op.38 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Restlessness Op.19 No.5 | — | Op.19 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Retrospection Op.102 No.2 | — | Op.102 No.2 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Reveri, Op.85 No.1 | — | Op.85 No.1 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Sadness Of Soul Op.53 No.4 | — | Op.53 No.4 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Song Of The Pilgrim Op.67 No.3 | — | Op.67 No.3 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Song Of The Traveller Op.85 No.6 | — | Op.85 No.6 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| The Adieu Op.85 No.2 | — | Op.85 No.2 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| The Brook Op.30 No.5 | — | Op.30 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Departure Op.62 No.2 | — | Op.62 No.2 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Evening Star Op.38 No.1 | — | Op.38 No.1 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Fleecy Clouds Op.53 No.2 | — | Op.53 No.2 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| The Flight, Op.53 No.6 | — | Op.53 No.6 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| The Joyous Peasant Op.102 No.5 | — | Op.102 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| The Poet's Harp Op.38 No.3 | — | Op.38 No.3 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Return Op.85 No.5 | — | Op.85 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Shepherd's Complaint Op.67 No.5 | — | Op.67 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| The Sighing Wind Op.102 No.4 | — | Op.102 No.4 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| The Wanderer Op.30 No.4 | — | Op.30 No.4 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Unrest Op.30 No.2 | — | Op.30 No.2 | — | Piano | Classical | 1 |
| Venetian Boat-Song No.2 (Song Without Words) Op.30 No.6 | — | Op.30 No.6 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Venetian Boat-Song No.3 (Song Without Words) Op.62 No.5 | — | Op.62 No.5 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Auf Flugeln Gesanges | — | — | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| Der Blumenstrauss | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 4 |
| Der Mond | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 4 |
| Des Madchens Klage | — | — | — | — | Classical | 4 |
| Neue Liebe(New Love) | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 3 |
| Wanderlied | — | — | — | Piano, Voice | Classical | 4 |
| 'light And Airy' Character Piece E Maj Op 7, No 7. | — | Op 7, No 7 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Pieces For Children Op 72 | — | Op 72 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Prelude And Fugue In E Minor Op 35, No1 | — | Op 35, No1 | E minor | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Songs Without Words - Selection | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Three Fantasies (Caprices) Op 16 | — | Op 16 | — | Piano | Classical | 0 |
| Laudate Pueri Dominum | — | — | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| A Dance Of Clowns | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Intermezzo Op.1 No.2 [Borodin, Aljeksandr Porfirjevic] | — | Op.1 No.2 | — | — | Classical | 1 |
| March Of The Elves | — | — | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| Scherzo [Goldschmidt, Berthold] | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Song With Chorus | — | — | — | — | Classical | 0 |
| An Des Lust' Gen Brunnens Rand (By The Passing Fount I Stand) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Denn Also Hat Uns Der Herr Geboten (For So Hath The Lord Commanded) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Denn In Seiner Hand (For His Own Hand) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Drum Sing' Ich Mit Meinem Liede (My Song Therefore Shall Be) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| Ich Harrete Des Herrn (I Waited For The Lord) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| O Sah Ich Auf Der Haide Dort (O Wert Thou In Cauld Blast) | — | — | — | Voice | Classical | 0 |
| So Sind Wir Nun Botschafter (Now Are We Ambassadors) | — | — | — | Voice | 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.