felix mendelssohn

     

His first name means "happy", but 3 of his 5 symphonies are in gloomy minor keys

Trivia about felix mendelssohn

  • His sister Fanny Mendelssohn wrote some of the songs attributed to him
  • His "Fingal's Cave" is also known as the "Hebrides Overture"
  • This German composer of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" overture was a child prodigy
  • His famous overture "The Hebrides" is also known as "Fingal's Cave"
  • This composer's father, Abraham, converted to Protestantism & appended Bartholdi to the family name
  • His family added Bartholdy to its name when they inherited property from a relative
  • We're fortunate to have the "Fingal's Cave" overture by this composer whose first name means "fortunate"
  • Made an overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in 1826, went gentle into that good night on Nov. 4, 1847 in Leipzig
  • This German Romantic composer dedicated his "Scottish Symphony" to Queen Victoria
  • His family was Jewish but his father became a protestant & added Bartholdy to the last name