| Nationality: | German |
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Date & Place of Birth: |
Feb. 3, 1809 — Hamburg |
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Date & Place of Death: |
Nov. 4, 1847 — Leipzig |
| Near Family: | Grandfather: Moses; Father: Abraham; Mother: Lea Salomon-Bartholdy; Sister: Fanny — a philosopher, banker, musician and composer, respectively. Also - Wife: Cecile Charlotte; Children: Carl, Marie, Paul, Felix and Elizabeth(Lili). |
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Main Place of Residence: |
He traveled a great deal, living in Berlin, Paris, London, Leipzig, among others |
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Vocation (including composition): |
Traveling conductor. |
| Major Work(s): | Incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream (from which comes the famous Wedding March), Songs Without Words(1830), C minor symphony and Capriccio Brillante, to name a few. |
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Interesting Facts: |
Mendelssohn was one of the first people to reintroduce Bach's music to the public, after it suffered an almost 100 year bout of anonimity. |
