"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: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 682911
for: 3 soloists (STBar), mixed choir (SSAATTBB), orchestra
Score
Item no.: 235279
for: Voice (soprano), orchestra, organ
Organ reduction
Item no.: 237319
for: Soloist (baritone), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Organ reduction
Item no.: 235750
for: Voice (high), organ
Score
Item no.: 216536
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
Urtext
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 154528
Dona nobis pacem, Domine
Chorale cantata
Stuttgarter Mendelssohn-Ausgaben
for: Mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 236239
for: Mixed choir (SATB), organ
Score
Item no.: 797284
for: Violin, piano
Piano reduction, solo part, Playback-CD
Item no.: 295183
for: Piano
Item no.: 617325
for: Clarinet (B-flat), piano
Item no.: 614864
From Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" op. 61/9
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 605958
for: Descant (soprano) recorder, guitar
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244143
for: Violin, piano [organ]
Sheet music
Item no.: 1244114
for: 2 violins, viola, cello (string quartet)
Set of parts
Item no.: 274799
for: Organ
Score
Item no.: 101268
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 623005
for: 8 Soli (SATB, SATB), gemischter Chor (SATB, SATB)
Choir score
Item no.: 424198
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 424007
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 338453
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 295033
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 161485
for: Piano
Sheet music
Item no.: 2097
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 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 (SSAA), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 1330949
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 798963