"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.
Volume 1 and 2
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 669561
Bärenreiter Urtext
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 665421
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 616953
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score
Item no.: 332131
für vier Fagotte
for: 4 bassoons
Score, Parts
Item no.: 326286
Piano Solo
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 316735
Vocal Ensemble
for: Voice Duet
Book
Item no.: 316256
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics
for: Organ
Music score (spiral binding)
Item no.: 316223
Choral
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 317372
Choral
for: Solo S + SATB
Choir score
Item no.: 317202
for: Male choir
Choir score
Item no.: 246875
Score, Parts
Item no.: 562282
Oratorio on Words from the Holy Scriptures
Urtext
for: 4 soloists (SATB), mixed choir (SSAATB), orchestra, organ
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 292512
JAGDLIED FUER SATB CHOR, OP. 59:6
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 428079
for: Flute, piano
Item no.: 269078
A Midsummer Night's Dream
for: Symphonic orchestra
Score, Parts
Item no.: 314103
for: Piano
Music score
Item no.: 312786
4-8-stimmiges Blechbläser-Ensemble
Spielpartitur mit Trompete in b
for: Brass ensemble
Score
Item no.: 584530
Ab
for: Piano
Piano Solo
Item no.: 1553124
Reformations-Sinfonie
op.107 MWVN15
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 667277
op.19b
for: Organ
Score
Item no.: 610094
for: Double bass, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 605388
Psalm 100 für SSAATTBB
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Score
Item no.: 601830
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 141930
(Urtext)
for: Symphonic orchestra
Harmony parts (complete winds)
Item no.: 364352
for: Mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 363210
for: Piano
Score
Item no.: 349109
Collection Maurice Andre
for: Trumpet, piano
Score, part
Item no.: 367468
Version for Orchestra by the Composer
Reprint
Repertoire Explorer
for: Symphonic orchestra
Study score
Item no.: 369368
Cantata
Chormusik des 19. Jahrhunderts
for: Soloist (soprano), mixed choir (SATB), strings [organ]
Choir score
Item no.: 461488
for: Cello, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 605800
Schauspielmusik - Harmoniemusik für Bläsernonett (Verlagskopie) (Editor's copy)
for: Woodwind ensemble (9 instruments); double bass [double bassoon] ad lib.
Set of parts
Item no.: 490670
LMA Serie V/2
Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (LMA
LMA V/2 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
Score
Item no.: 465009
MWV Q 23
Breitkopf Urtext Edition
for: Clarinet, bassethorn [2 clarinets], orchestra
Score (Urtext edition)
Item no.: 167177
for: Organ
Music score (hardcover)
Item no.: 144475
for: Oboe, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 460197
for: Alto saxophone, piano
Buch
Item no.: 160647
for: Mixed choir (SSAATTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 185034
for: Bassoon, piano
Piano reduction, Solo part(s)
Item no.: 478928
Streichersinfonie Nr. 9 c-Moll WoO MWV N9
Corona - Werkreihe für Kammerorchester
for: String orchestra
Set of parts
Item no.: 215316
Vortragsreihe der Koblenzer Mendelssohn–Tage 2000
Linea Classica
Book (softcover)
Item no.: 226776
aus "Ein Sommernachtstraum"
for: Violin, piano
Piano score, solo part
Item no.: 356257
"Nun zu guter Letzt"op. 76/4
for: Male choir (TTBB) a cappella
Choir score
Item no.: 280275
for: Cello, piano
Item no.: 285841
„Kommt, lasst uns anbeten“
for: 3 soloists (SST), mixed choir (SATB), orchestra
Piano reduction
Item no.: 285830
for: Piano
Item no.: 285753
Streichersinfonie
Leipziger Ausgabe der Werke von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (LMA
LMA I/2 (Gesamtausgabe, Urtextausgabe) (Complete edition, Urtext)
for: String orchestra
Score
Item no.: 283855
Klassik
for: Mixed choir (SATB), piano
Choir score
Item no.: 905569