"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: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 236222
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235397
for: Double bass
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237333
Oratorio
MWV A 14
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235567
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1102300
for: Violin, string orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 623176
for: Easy Piano
Item no.: 1360061
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 564339
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra, organ
Organ (orchestral part)
Item no.: 460655
for: 4 saxophones (SATBar)
Score, Single parts
Item no.: 1717672
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423879
for: 3 soloists (STBar), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235284
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236259
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236225
Chorale cantata
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra; organ ad lib.
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235793
Part 2 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.: 235680
for: Women's choir (SSAA) [male choir (ttbb)], orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235343
for: Women's choir (SSAA) [male choir (ttbb)], orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235340
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235755
Concert Overture
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Cello (orchestral part)
Item no.: 385793
Concert Overture
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 142695
Concert Overture
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 586052
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Violin 3 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 373069
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235753
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423881
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 237322
for: Accordion orchestra
Single part Accordion 3/4
Item no.: 126987
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: 5 soloists (SATTB), mixed choir (SSATTBB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 564338
for: String orchestra
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 554644
“Trumpet Overture"
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Symphonic orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 203989
Cantata
Chormusik des 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings [organ]
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 425802
for: Youth string orchestra, piano
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 215415
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236226
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Oboe (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235749
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Single part Organ
Item no.: 235367
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Violin 1 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235346
for: 5 soloists (SSATB), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236282
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Cello, double bass (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235349
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
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
Chorale cantata
Urtext Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Soloist (bass), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Viola 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 235774
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Violin 2 (orchestral part)
Item no.: 236257
“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
for: 4 soloists (SATB), 2 mixed choirs (SATB, SATB), orchestra, organ
Viola (orchestral part)
Item no.: 423880