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Felix Mendelssohn

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Felix Mendelssohn
Born February 3,1809

Hamburg Germany
Died November 4,1847

Felix Mendelssohn
Childhood:At age eleven he showed the influence of Bach and Mozart. He started composing at age 11 for a poet named Goethe and he loved his music. His parents were wealthy and his Dad went from banking to smuggling so they moved to Berlin. He had one sister named Fanny

Interesting facts
He played Duo with his sister fanny He begun composing at the age of 11. He wrote Sonatas, concertos, symphonies, and two music dramas while still a child

His kind of music


He played in the romantic time period. When he was sixteen he composed the masterpiece String Octet inspired by Goethes poetry. Then composed a Midsummer Nights Dream when he was just 16.

Websites
www.essentials of music www.Britannica.com

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