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Felix Mendelssohn
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- 1Timeline1809 - Born in Germany
1821 - Met Goethe and became friends with the old writer
1826 - Overture to Midsummer Night's Dream
1830 - Visited Italy, met Belioz. Found inpiration for symphonies 4 "Italian" and 5 "Reformation"
1835 - Named Conductor of Liepzig Gewenhaus Orchestra
1842 - Completed Symphony no. 3 "Scottish and incidental music to Midsummer Night's Dream
1843 - First music director of Liepzig conservatory
1844 - Concerto for violin and orchestra in e minor
1846 - Elijah
1847 - Dies - 2Additional details- Grew up super rich
- Great pianist and organist, excelled at improv. Fine violinist and violist
Famous as composer, conductor and performer in his lifetime
Elevated Liepzig Gewendhaus Orchestra to greatest in Europe
Worked best in larger, instrumental formats
Began revival of Bach's music - 3Innovations in the concerto for violin and orchestra in e minor- eliminated orchestral tutti
- Shifts the cadenza to development section
- No breaks between movements - 4Important worksOctet for strings
Songs without words (8 books)
Symphony no. 3 "Scottish"
Symphony no. 4 "Italian"
Symphony no. 5 "Reformation"
Music to Midsummer Night's Dream
Elijah
Violin concerto
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- History of Western Music 2 (Chapter 3 Mendelsshon, Beloiz, Brahms) Flashcards on Felix Mendelssohn, created by mtempleton1 on 21/07/2013.
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