Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian and Scottish Symphonies, the oratorios St.
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- Born in
- Hamburg
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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- 🏆 honorary citizen of Leipzig🏆 Pour le Mérite🏆 Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
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1809
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Birth1847
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