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1. www.udiscovermusic.com › classical-features › bestBest Mendelssohn Works: 10 Essential Pieces By The Great Composer

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   Feb 3, 2024 · A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at two separate times.He was only 17 years old when he wrote the ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Felix_MendelssohnFelix Mendelssohn - Wikipedia

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   Felix Mendelssohn. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy [n 1] (3 February 1809 – 4 November 1847), widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, [n 2] was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music.

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   Jun 29, 2024 · Felix Mendelssohn (born February 3, 1809, Hamburg [Germany]—died November 4, 1847, Leipzig) was a German composer, pianist, musical conductor, and teacher, one of the most-celebrated figures of the early Romantic period. In his music, Mendelssohn largely observed Classical models and practices while initiating key aspects of Romanticism ...

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   May 23, 2024 · 10 Famous works of Mendelssohn (Hamburg, February 3, 1809-Leipzig, November 4, 1847) Born in Hamburg, Mendelssohn was a child prodigy from a very young age. During his childhood, he composed a number of operas and symphonies.

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   Jul 19, 2023 · Wilhelm Hensel (Public Domain) Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, overtures, concertos, piano pieces, and songs. Amongst his most popular works are his Wedding March from his score for A Midsummer Night's Dream and the rousing 'Fingal's Cave' from the Hebrides Overture.

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   • Felix Mendelssohn died of a stroke, perhaps brought on by overwork and the stress of his sister's premature death.
   • Felix Mendelssohn is most known for his symphonies, Wedding March, and Hebrides Overture.
   • Perhaps Felix Mendelssohn's greatest contribution to the history of music was not his own music but his championing of the music composed before hi...

7. theclassicreview.com › beginners-guidesMendelssohn – A Beginners Guide - The Classic Review

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   Nov 7, 2018 · A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21/61. The opening, famous overture for the famous Shakespearean play was written when Mendelssohn was in his late teens, and it remains one of his most beloved orchestral works. 17 years later, a whole incidental music to accompany the play was commissioned by the king of Prussia, and the composer dully composed 13 more movements, some require an accompanying ...

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   What is Felix Mendelssohn best known for?

   • Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) was a German composer of Romantic music best known for his symphonies, overtures, concertos, piano pieces, and songs. Amongst his most popular works are his Wedding March from his score for A Midsummer Night's Dream and the rousing 'Fingal's Cave' from the Hebrides Overture.

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   What were Mendelssohn's most famous works?

   • Among his most famous works are Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1826), Italian Symphony (1833), a violin concerto (1844), two piano concerti (1831, 1837), the oratorio Elijah (1846), and several pieces of chamber music. He was a grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.

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   What types of music did Mendelssohn write?

   • Mendelssohn wrote symphonies, concertos, piano music and chamber music. The best Mendelssohn works include his ‘Overture’ and incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio Elijah, The Hebrides Overture, Songs Without Words, and his Violin Concerto.

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   How old was Felix Mendelssohn when he wrote A Midsummer Night's Dream?

   • Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at two separate times. He was only 17 years old when he wrote the ‘Overture’ (Op. 21) in 1826 and he completed the incidental music (Op. 61), which includes his famous ‘Wedding March’, sixteen years later in 1842.

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9. themendelssohnproject.org › mendelssohns › felixThe Complete Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

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   The Complete Works of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Compiling the complete works of Mendelssohn is an on-going process. While The Mendelssohn Project believes it has now found all of the lost works, it is obvious that there may be a few more turning up over the next months or years. In addition, one or more of the works listed as unpublished ...