Felix Mendelssohn Biography

Felix Mendelssohn biography

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NAME: Felix Mendelssohn
OCCUPATION: Educator, Songwriter, Conductor
BIRTH DATE: February 03, 1809
DEATH DATE: November 04, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH: Hamburg, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: Leipzig, Germany
Full Name: Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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Felix Mendelssohn, German composer, pianist, conductor and music teacher, was one of the most celebrated figures of the early Romantic period.

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Felix Mendelssohn was born February 3, 1809, in Hamburg, Germany. In his music he largely observed Classical models and practices while initiating key aspects of Romanticism—the artistic movement that exalted feeling and the imagination above rigid forms and traditions. Among his most famous works are Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) and Italian Symphony (1833).