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Goethe heard both & said Mozart's youthful works were "prattle" compared to those of this later "M" composer |
Mendelssohn
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$1,200 |
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FACTS ABOUT CLASSICAL COMPOSERS |
2025-11-07 |
#9430 |
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Queen Victoria: "Now I'll sing 'Italien', my favorite of your works". this composer: "Uh, that one's actually by my sister Fanny" |
(Felix) Mendelssohn
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$2,000 |
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2022-05-23 |
#8646 |
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Last name of Fanny, seen here, some of her compositions were originally published under her brother Felix's name |
Mendelssohn
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$800 |
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COMPOSERS |
2021-04-07 |
#8373 |
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Last name of Fanny, Felix' beloved older sister who composed some 500 pieces of music |
Mendelssohn
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$400 |
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WOMEN COMPOSERS |
2019-10-08 |
#8067 |
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His first name means "happy", but 3 of his 5 symphonies are in gloomy minor keys |
Felix Mendelssohn
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2011-04-06 |
#6123 |
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This German Romantic composer dedicated his "Scottish Symphony" to Queen Victoria |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$2,000 |
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COMPOSERS |
2006-10-13 |
#5080 |
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His family was Jewish but his father became a Protestant & added Bartholdy to the last name |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$2,800 |
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CLASSICAL COMPOSERS |
2005-06-27 |
#4806 |
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We're fortunate to have the "Fingal's Cave" overture by this composer whose first name means "fortunate" |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$1,600 |
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GERMAN COMPOSERS |
2005-03-22 |
#4737 |
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His famous overture "The Hebrides" is also known as "Fingal's Cave" |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$800 |
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COMPOSERS |
1997-06-05 |
#2954 |
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This composer's father, Abraham, converted to Protestantism & appended Bartholdi to the family name |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$1,000 |
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COMPOSERS |
1996-07-18 |
#2754 |
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As a piano duet, his overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was introduced by him & his sister in 1826 |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$600 |
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COMPOSERS |
1995-12-11 |
#2596 |
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He wrote his Wedding March, from music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", 5 years after his own wedding |
Mendelssohn
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$600 |
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CLASSICAL COMPOSERS |
1994-11-29 |
#2357 |
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His "Fingal's Cave" is also known as the "Hebrides Overture" |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$800 |
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CLASSICAL COMPOSERS |
1993-11-18 |
#2119 |
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You may not know that his original first name was Jakob; Felix was one of his middle names |
Mendelssohn
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$200 |
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COMPOSERS |
1992-03-20 |
#1750 |
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His music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" includes the familiar "Wedding March" |
(Felix) Mendelssohn
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$200 |
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COMPOSERS |
1990-11-28 |
#1438 |
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His sister Fanny Mendelssohn wrote some of the songs attributed to him |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$200 |
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COMPOSERS |
1990-03-05 |
#1276 |
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His family added Bartholdy to its name when they inherited property from a relative |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$1,000 |
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COMPOSERS |
1989-11-07 |
#1192 |
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Robert Schumann followed this composer of "Fingal's Cave Overture" as music director of Dusseldorf |
Felix Mendelssohn
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$1,000 |
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GERMAN COMPOSERS |
1988-06-10 |
#885 |
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Though German, he admired Shakespeare and wrote incidental music for "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
Mendelssohn
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$800 |
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COMPOSERS |
1985-05-07 |
#172 |