Mendelssohn piano works
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Mendelssohn piano works are a collection of solo piano compositions by Felix Mendelssohn, noted for their lyrical Romantic style and including the famous "Songs Without Words" series.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collection of musical works
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piano composition repertoire ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionEnd | 1840s ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Mendelssohn Opus numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsFamousPieceGroup |
Hunting Song
NERFINISHED
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Spinning Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Venetian Boat Songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | standard part of classical piano repertoire ⓘ |
| educationalUse | piano pedagogy ⓘ |
| historicalReception | highly regarded in 19th century ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
capriccios
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character pieces ⓘ etudes ⓘ fantasies ⓘ fugues ⓘ preludes ⓘ sonatas ⓘ variations ⓘ |
| includesWorkSeries |
Lieder ohne Worte
NERFINISHED
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Songs Without Words NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Classical style
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Johann Sebastian Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
clear formal structures
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refined pianistic writing ⓘ song-like melodies ⓘ |
| languageOfTitles | German ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalTradition | German Romantic music ⓘ |
| notableSubset | Songs Without Words NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert repertoire
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domestic music-making ⓘ |
| primaryKeyCenters | major and minor tonalities GENERATED ⓘ |
| style |
Romantic
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lyrical ⓘ |
| typicalDifficultyRange | intermediate to advanced GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalTexture |
cantabile melody with accompaniment
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homophonic ⓘ |
| usesForm |
sonata form
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song form ⓘ ternary form ⓘ variation form ⓘ |
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