Felix Mendelssohn

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Romantic composer composer conductor human pianist

Felix Mendelssohn was a 19th-century German composer, pianist, and conductor of the early Romantic period, renowned for works such as the Italian Symphony, the Violin Concerto in E minor, and the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Observed surface forms (3)

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Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 0 2
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy 0 1
Mendelssohn 0 1

Statements (56)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Romantic composer →
composer →
conductor →
human →
pianist →
birthCountry Germany →
birthDate 1809-02-03 →
birthPlace Hamburg →
citizenship Germany →
Prussia →
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate 1847-11-04 →
deathPlace Leipzig →
familyName Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Mendelssohn
father Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy →
surface form: Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy
founded Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig →
surface form: Leipzig Conservatory
fullName Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
genre chamber music →
concerto →
incidental music →
oratorio →
piano music →
symphony →
givenName Felix →
influenced late-Romantic composers →
influencedBy Johann Sebastian Bach →
Ludwig van Beethoven →
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart →
instrument piano →
knownFor revival of interest in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach →
language German →
mother Lea Mendelssohn Bartholdy →
movement Romantic music →
notableWork Mendelssohn Elijah →
surface form: Elijah, Op. 70

Hebrides Overture, Op. 26 "Fingal's Cave" →
Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream →
surface form: Incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 61

Songs Without Words →
surface form: Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words)

Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream →
surface form: Overture "A Midsummer Night's Dream", Op. 21

Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 →
Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40 →
Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49 →
Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66 →
Songs Without Words →
St. Paul, Op. 36 →
String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20 →
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" →
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" →
Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" →
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 →
Violin Sonata in F minor, Op. 4 →
occupation composer →
conductor →
pianist →
positionHeld Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra →
religion Lutheranism →
sibling Fanny Hensel →
surface form: Fanny Mendelssohn
spouse Cécile Charlotte Sophie Jeanrenaud →

Referenced by (12)

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this entity surface form: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Leipzig → associatedWithPerson → Felix Mendelssohn →
this entity surface form: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
“Scotch Symphony” → composerOfMusic → Felix Mendelssohn →
subject surface form: Scotch Symphony
Felix Mendelssohn → familyName → Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn → fullName → Felix Mendelssohn self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Moses Mendelssohn → grandchild → Felix Mendelssohn →
George Frideric Handel → influenced → Felix Mendelssohn →
Johann Sebastian Bach → influenced → Felix Mendelssohn →
Romantic Lied → majorComposer → Felix Mendelssohn →
“Scotch Symphony” → musicBy → Felix Mendelssohn →
subject surface form: Scotch Symphony
St Matthew Passion → notableRevivalConductor → Felix Mendelssohn →
subject surface form: Clara Schumann