"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.
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score, Set of parts
Item no.: 274129
Ouvertüre
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391849
Ouvertüre
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391826
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Violin, orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 774985
op. 67
for: Piano
Item no.: 617542
Music Minus One - Felix Mendelssohn
for: Violin
Music score, online playback
Item no.: 215280
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 165335
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
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 401240
Orgeltranskriptionen Band 4
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 696827
Klassik
for: 2 clarinets
Ensemble score
Item no.: 238871
Reprint der Breitkopf und Härtel-Gesamtausgabe (1874-1877)
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 244519
for: Women's choir (SSA), organ
Score
Item no.: 564945
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 493547
String Symphony MWV N 8
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: String orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 224801
Compositions without opus numbers
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 159112
for: Violin, cello, piano (piano trio)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 284054
"Reformation"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391765
"Italienische"
Eulenburg Studienpartituren
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 391639
MWV O 3
für Violine und Klavier (2 Fassungen)
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 176926
Henle Urtext Editions
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 582846
for: Clarinets (B-flat), bassethorn (F) [clarinet (B-flat)], piano
Piano score, parts
Item no.: 382936
String Solo
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 316229
"Scottish"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 551951
Oratorio
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Soloists, mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Piano reduction (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 558777
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Organ
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 117755
Fantaisies - Caprices, Opus 16, 28 Et 33
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 921130
from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 735465
(Ein Sommernachtstraum)
for: 2 pianos 8 hands
Noten 2 Exemplare
Item no.: 1552351
aus der Schauspielmusik zu Shakespeares "Ein Sommernachtstraum"
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2606
op. 85, Nr. 1
bearbeitet für Horn und Klavier
for: Horn (F), piano
Piano score, Solo part (pdf download)
Item no.: 2391
op. 85
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 729070
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 887382
for: Piano, orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 695419
Piano works, Volume III
for: Piano
Music score (Hardcover, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 401341
“Scottish”
Urtext based on the Leipzig Mendelssohn Complete Edition
for: Symphonic orchestra
Conductor score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 157767
for: Violin, string orchestra
Piano reduction, solo part
Item no.: 380481
Ouvertüre
BÄRENREITER URTEXT
for: Orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 144398
op. 19
for: Piano
Item no.: 616959
Arie (Engel) aus dem Oratorium "Elias", op. 70
bearbeitet für Alt-Solo und Orgel (dt./en.)
for: Voice (alto), organ
Sheet music, audio files
Item no.: 2077
No. 29 A minor and No. 30 A major
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 724402
Studien und Materialien zur Musikwissenschaft 110
for: Organ
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 1013048
Studien zur Orgelmusik 7
282. Veröffentlichung der Gesellschaft der Orgelfreunde
for: Organ
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 683304
LMA Serie I Orchesterwerke Band 5
Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (LMA
LMA I/5 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 427710
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 475203
Band 2: Transkriptionen von William Thomas Best
for: Organ
Music score
Item no.: 168080
for: Clarinet, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 161105