Tag: Felix Mendelssohn
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Thank you to our growing music community! 200+ @YouTube subscribers!
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OMoM Celebrations: 1k Blog Site views!
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Women in Music: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Born Nov 14, 1805
Women in Music: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel Born #OTD Nov 14, 1805 – Read more here: https://ourmindonmusic.wordpress.com/2023/04/09/women-in-music-fanny-mendelssohn-hensel/?preview=true&preview_id=757&preview_nonce=bb6fd1beac #fannymendelssohn #fannyhensel
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Our Mind on Music: Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809: Hamburg – November 4, 1847: Leipzig) wrote approximately 750 musical works including solo songs and works for solo piano, choral and chamber works, and large-scale orchestral works, oratorio and even opera. The younger brother of composer and pianist, Fanny Mendelssohn, the two developed a close lifelong relationship. In his compositions,…
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Mendelssohn: Midsummer’s Night Dream
Felix Mendelssohn composed music for William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream (German: Ein Sommernachtstraum) at two separate times. Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn Growing Up: Felix was initially inspired to compose music for Midsummer’s Night Dream because it was a childhood favourite. When Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn put on Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” to entertain their family,…