"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.
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235749
Cantata
Chormusik des 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings [organ]
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425802
“Trumpet Overture"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203989
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 630077
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 554644
Chorale cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235773
Part 2 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235681
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236282
für Soli, Doppelchor und Orchester (1843)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235349
for: Clarinet, bassethorn [2 clarinets], orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 497884
MWV A 3
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236257
Chorale cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235774
MWV P 15
op. 95
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 1665565
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 345965
Cantata
Chormusik des 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings [organ]
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425801
MWV A 3
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236256
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235815
Chorale cantata
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235795
für Soli, Doppelchor und Orchester (1843)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235348
Choral
Die deutsche Fassung des Te Deums entstand als Auftragskomposition zum 1000jährigen Bestehen des Deutschen Reiches im Berliner Dom.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423880
“Trumpet Overture"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203995
“Trumpet Overture"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203991
“Trumpet Overture"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203987
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235813
Chorale cantata
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235794
Chorale cantata
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235792
Chorale cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235771
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236281
Der Partitur wurde eine Orgelbearbeitung zugefügt, um das Werk wie bei der Uraufführung auch in ausschließlicher Begleitung durch die Orgel musizieren zu können.
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237321
Choralkantate
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235756
Symphonie-Kantate
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235372
“Trumpet Overture"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203993
for: Viola
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 630110
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 554640
Heft 8: Werke von Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Spohr
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215414
Heft 8: Werke von Haydn, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Spohr
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215413
Choral
Die deutsche Fassung des Te Deums entstand als Auftragskomposition zum 1000jährigen Bestehen des Deutschen Reiches im Berliner Dom.
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423878
Symphonie-Kantate
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235371
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236279
Der Partitur wurde eine Orgelbearbeitung zugefügt, um das Werk wie bei der Uraufführung auch in ausschließlicher Begleitung durch die Orgel musizieren zu können.
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237324
Concert Overture
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 142694
for: Clarinet, bassethorn [2 clarinets], orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 497885
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 620610
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236223
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235814
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235812
Chorale cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235775
für Soli, Doppelchor und Orchester (1843)
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235347