Felix Mendelssohn
Overview
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy (ˈjaːkɔp ˈluːtvɪç ˈfeːlɪks ˈmɛndl̩szoːn baʁˈtɔldi, born, and generally known in English-speaking countries as, Felix Mendelssohn) (3 February 18094 November 1847) was a German composer, pianist, organist
and conductor of the early Romantic
period.
The grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn
, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a notable ethnically Jewish family
, although he himself was brought up initially without religion, and later as a Lutheran Christian.
Organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
and conductor of the early Romantic
Romantic music
Romantic music or music in the Romantic Period is a musicological and artistic term referring to a particular period, theory, compositional practice, and canon in Western music history, from 1810 to 1900....
period.
The grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn
Moses Mendelssohn was a German Jewish philosopher to whose ideas the renaissance of European Jews, Haskalah is indebted...
, Felix Mendelssohn was born into a notable ethnically Jewish family
Mendelssohn family
The Mendelssohn family are the descendants of the German Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, and include his grandson, the composer Felix Mendelssohn....
, although he himself was brought up initially without religion, and later as a Lutheran Christian.
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