"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: Voice (low), piano
Piano score
Item no.: 359637
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 154626
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 184801
for: Clarinet, piano
Item no.: 200183
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 159529
for: Guitar
Item no.: 393889
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 1545811
for: Male choir (TTBB), concert band
Score
Item no.: 745454
for: Piano
Item no.: 490916
Edited from the sources
Wiener Urtext Edition
for: Piano
Music score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 602328
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 391353
for: Piano
Item no.: 356029
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 295183
aus der gleichnamigen Choralkantate "Christe, du Lamm Gottes"
MWV A 5
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Choir score
Item no.: 1697109
for: Fanfare
Score, Parts
Item no.: 986916
Violin I Part
for: SATB, Keyboard or Full Orchestra
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 1040231
Stationen seines Lebens und Wirken
Book (Hardcover)
Item no.: 626131
for: 2 oboes, trumpet, string orchestra [2 violins, viola, cello (quartet)]; bassoon ad lib.
Score, Parts
Item no.: 770144
Kle Music
for: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, bass trombone
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1013087
Taschenpartitur
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Study score
Item no.: 209242
for: 3 trumpets, 2 horns, 3 trombones, tuba
Score, Parts
Item no.: 1681178
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Item no.: 550810
Hinshaw Concert
for: SATB - Double, a Cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 1056951
Goodmusic Concert Classics
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 951556
Opus 38, No.1
for: Flute ensemble
Score, Parts
Item no.: 994787
for: Flute Quartet and Piano
Book
Item no.: 994504
Singspiel in einem Akt
Reprint
Opera Explorer
Study Score 2021
for: Soloists, mixed choir, orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 1345065
for: Piano
Item no.: 363576
for: String orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 686584
for: Choir (2 voices), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 763263
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 898088
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 849765
for: 2 Trumpets and Piano
Book
Item no.: 995452
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 496592
for: Mixed choir a cappella
Score
Item no.: 1592266
for: SATB Piano Accompaniment Tonic Sol-fa
Einzelstimme
Item no.: 900283
for: Tonic Sol-fa
Book
Item no.: 897840
for: Women's choir, organ
Score
Item no.: 207958
for: Mixed choir (SSATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 236219
for: Soli TTB, Männerchor (TTB), Violoncello, Kontrabass, [Orgel]
Score
Item no.: 235839
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 279266
for: Women's choir (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1330949
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798963
for: Saxophone, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 1669305
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 850444
for: Flute, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 297788
for: Brass Ensemble and Percussion
Partitur, Leihmaterial
Item no.: 1208674
Ballad for chorus and orchestra
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben, Urtext
for: 4 soloists (ATBarB) [ATB], mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 685483