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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 75 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
WorkYear composedCatalogue / opusKey in titleListed instrumentsGenreEditions
Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream): 2nd Violin — —— —— 0
Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream): 3rd Violin (Viola ) — —— —— 0
Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream): Viola — —— —— 0
Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream): Cello — —— —— 0
Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream): String Bass — —— —— 0
Hebrides Overture: Score — —— —— 0
Nocturne (from A Midsummer Night's Dream): Score — —— —— 0
Italian Symphony (First Movement): 2nd Violin — —— —— 0
Italian Symphony (First Movement): Viola — —— —— 0
Italian Symphony (First Movement): Cello — —— —— 0
Italian Symphony (First Movement): String Bass — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Solo Violin — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st Violin — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 2nd Violin — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 3rd Violin (Viola ) — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Alternate Violin — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Viola — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Cello — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Alternate Cello — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": String Bass — —— —— 0
Italian Symphony (First Movement): Score — —— —— 0
An Italian Elegy, from Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Score — —— —— 0
Songs without Words, Op. 62, No. 6: Spring Song - Piano Score — Op. 62, No. 6— Piano, violin— 0
Wedding March, The — —— —— 0
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, Op. 37, No. 1 — Op. 37, No. 1C minor —— 0
Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Op. 37, No. 3 — Op. 37, No. 3D minor —— 0
Wedding March, The, from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" — —— —— 0
Scherzo e minor Op.16 No. 2 — Op.16 No. 2— —— 0
Hochzeitsmarsch from Ein Sommernachtstraum Op.61 No. 9 — Op.61 No. 9— —— 0
The Hebrides Overture, Op.26 — Op.26— Piano— 0
Andante From Symphony No. 4 — —— —— 0
On Wings of Song Op. 34, No.2 — Op. 34, No.2— Piano, Euphonium— 0
Overture for Winds, Op. 24 — Op. 24— Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Horn, Clarinet— 0
Wedding March - from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Score and Parts — —— —— 0
Nocturne - from A Midsummer Night's Dream - Score and Parts — —— —— 0
On Wings of Song - from Op. 34, #2 - Score and Parts — Op. 34— —— 0
Scherzo - from Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 — Op. 61— Piano, violin— 0
Scherzo - from Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49 — Op. 49D minor Piano, violin— 0
Spring Song, From Songs Without Words, Op. 62 — Op. 62— —— 0
Mendelssohn's Wedding March — —— —— 0
Romances sans paroles op. 19 & Canzonetta op. 12 — op. 19; op. 12— —— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: 1st Violin — —— violin— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: 2nd Violin — —— violin— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: 3rd Violin — —— violin, Viola— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Viola — —— —— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Cello — —— —— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: String Bass — —— —— 0
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Score — —— —— 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.