"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: Piano
Easy Piano
Item no.: 1554886
for: Cello, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1554255
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 556436
Christmas Pieces
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 360794
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 279256
for: Soli (SSAATTB), gemischter Chor (SSAATTB), Orgel
Score
Item no.: 235643
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 581873
for: 2 trumpets (B-flat), horn (F), trombone, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 996660
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Music score
Item no.: 760313
for: Children's choir [women's choir]
Choir score
Item no.: 181768
for: Mixed choir (SSAATBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1339466
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 255706
aus "Sechs Sprüche" op. 79
for: Concert band
Score, Parts
Item no.: 137331
for: Piano
Item no.: 345058
Holiday Celebration Series
for: 4 Posaunen (Tenorhörner)
Score, Parts
Item no.: 737453
for: Violin, piano
Instrumental Solo & Piano Accompaniment
Item no.: 1543707
Choralkantate über "Luthers Weihnachtslied"
für 10 Blechbläser (4 Trp. Horn 3 Pos. Euph. Tuba Pauke ad lib.)
for: Brass ensemble (10 parts); timpani ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 622831
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 344315
for: String orchestra
Item no.: 429485
for: 4 trumpets, horn, 4 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 659873
for: Choir
CD
Item no.: 1169559
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1169552
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1045611
for: Violin, piano
Music score
Item no.: 751224
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB/SSATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 217137
for: 2 violins, viola, cello; double bass ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 664453
for: Piano
Item no.: 476986
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Piano reduction (XL format, Urtext edition)
Item no.: 1016880
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235825
Sechs Sprüche op. 79/1
MCM - Masterworks of Choral Music
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1043365
Part 1 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235664
Part 1 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Complete Orchestral Parts
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 683340
Part 1 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235663
Part 1 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235660
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, basso continuo
Piano reduction
Item no.: 1043600
Part 1 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.: 235661
for: Mixed choir (SATB); piano ad lib.
Choir score
Item no.: 1151658
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB/SSATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 227894
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 580618
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235820
Part 1 of the oratorio fragment "Christus" op. 97 MWV A 26
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (tenor), mixed choir (SATTBB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235662
for: Clarinet
Music score
Item no.: 638361
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235824
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235819
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB/SSATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 227895
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235823
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235822
Christmas Cantata
for: 2 soloists (SBar), mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235821