"There is one god, Bach, and Mendelssohn is his prophet." Hector Berlioz
To be ranked among the musical giants to which J.S Bach belongs is quite an accolade! Browse our sheet music and scores today, and find out why this French symphonic master thought so highly of him!
The Hamburg-born composer, pianist and organist Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) is often regarded as the musical link between the Classical Period and the Romantic Period, and through his systematic approach, he helped to strengthen and develop the conductor’s role as leader of the orchestra.
With his lyric piano cycle Songs without Words he created a new genre, which epitomises the spirit of romanticism. His incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of his most frequently performed works, not only due to the well-known Wedding March, but also because of it’s depth, and descriptive beauty.
Mendelssohn was the grandson of the Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and came from a wealthy family of music and culture enthusiasts. The family later converted to Christianity, and adopted the name Bartholdy as their second surname. Although he was held in high esteem by the experts of the era, his Jewish origins meant he was vastly under-appreciated after his death.
Mendelssohn was, however, one of the first to advocate for the cultivation of German music. As a conductor and pianist, he frequently performed repertoire from the Baroque Period, above all J.S Bach and Handel, and in 1843 he founded the first music academy in Germany, the Leipzig Conservatory.
His life was characterized by an unbroken creativity; he composed, conducted and worked tirelessly. The Mendelssohn catalogue Raisonné (MWV) today lists 750 works. His sister Fanny Hensel was his closest confidante.
Weihnachtskantate
for: Soli SBar, Chor SSATB, Flöten (2), Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2), Pauke, Violinen (2), Violen (2), Celli (2), Kontrabass
Score
Item no.: 1337247
Dover Full Scores
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 174691
Ouvertüre
Fassung 1 und 2 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Double bass
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 174022
Ouvertüre
Fassung 1 und 2 (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Viola
Solo part(s)
Item no.: 173614
"Italian"
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 758143
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117754
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 433385
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 359587
Dona nobis pacem, Domine
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 166951
for: Klarinette, Bassetthorn (2 Klarinetten) und Klavier
Item no.: 630327
Andreas Ottensamer presents
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1163151
op. 53/3
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 737698
Edition Schott
for: 2 guitars
Ensemble score
Item no.: 733717
Acht Lieder und ein Fragment von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
for: Voice (soprano), 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 748612
Urtext nach der Leipziger Mendelssohn-Gesamtausgabe
for: 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos (double quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 472607
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Violin, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391903
Ballade von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Alt solo, Tenor solo, Bariton solo, Bass solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Flöten (2), Piccoloflöte, Oboen (2), Klarinetten (2), Fagotte (2), Hörner (2), Trompeten (2), Posaunen (3), Pauke, Große Konzert-Trommel, Becken, Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 489922
Ouvertüre
Fassung 1 und 2
for: Orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 131320
String Symphony MWV N 10
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: String orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 331057
für Violine, Klavier und Orchester (Bläser und Pauken ad libitum)
Urtext der Leipziger Mendelssohn-Gesamtausgabe
for: Violin, piano, orchestra
Score
Item no.: 314847
replaces HN 286
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493038
Ricostruzione a cura di Gabrio Taglietti (2008)
for: Cello, piano
Music score
Item no.: 773351
for: Piano 4 hands
Item no.: 603235
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Piano, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 392004
for: Violin, string orchestra
Score
Item no.: 273167
String Symphony MWV N 7
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: String orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 362378
Choralkantate
Agnus Dei
for: Gemischter Chor (SATB), Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass, [Flöte o Oboe o Klarinette]
Score
Item no.: 1337251
op. 54
for: Piano
Item no.: 184173
op. 34/2
for: Violin, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 895147
op. 37, Nr. 1
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1356
Leipziger Ausgabe (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 612731
"Scottish"
for: Orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 726062
für Bläserensemble (fl, 2ob, 2klar, 2hrn, 2fag, Kontrafag, trp)
for: Wind ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 337614
String Symphony MWV N 2
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: String orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 369416
“Scottish”
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 487283
Revised, edited and arranged by Constantin Von Sternberg.
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics 58
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316173
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Violin, piano, orchestra
Study score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 674407
Nach Autografen, Abschriften und Erstausgaben (Urtextausgabe) (Urtext)
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 166445
Choralkantate
for: Sopran solo, Gemischter Chor (SATB), Violinen (2), Viola, Cello, Kontrabass
Score
Item no.: 1337254
for: Violin, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 683459
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401240
aus der Schauspielmusik zu Shakespeares "Ein Sommernachtstraum"
for: Organ
Sheet music
Item no.: 1255
Dona nobis pacem
Chorale Cantata
Version for choir and Organ
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Organ score
Item no.: 627284
für Violine und Orchester
Ausgabe für Violine und Klavier – Zweite Fassung 1845
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 675668
aus "Sechs Lieder im Freien zu singen", op. 59
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Sheet music
Item no.: 1304
op. 54
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 748962
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 165335
Reprint der Originalausgabe von 1871
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 491644