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Felix Mendelssohn(1809-1847)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Felix Mendelssohn
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 1809 - 4 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include symphonies, concertos, piano music, organ music and chamber music. His best-known works include the overture and incidental music for A Midsummer Night's Dream, the Italian Symphony, the Scottish Symphony, the oratorio St. Paul, the oratorio Elijah, the overture The Hebrides, the mature Violin Concerto and the String Octet. The melody for the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" is also his. Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words are his most famous solo piano compositions.
BornFebruary 3, 1809
DiedNovember 4, 1847(38)
BornFebruary 3, 1809
DiedNovember 4, 1847(38)
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Known for:

Vin Diesel and Mélanie Thierry in Babylon A.D. (2008)
Babylon A.D.
5.5
  • Soundtrack("No. 6 In A Major 'Allegretto Grazioso' (Spring Song)")
  • 2008
Tom Hanks in Cast Away (2000)
Cast Away
7.8
  • Soundtrack("Hark, The Herald Angels Sing")
  • 2000
Rushmore (1998)
Rushmore
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Hark! The Herald Angels Sing")
  • 1998
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Wedding March - A Midsummer Night's Dream")
  • 2002

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Music Department

  • Salzburger Festspiele (2019)
    Salzburger Festspiele
    • music
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Juan Pinzás in El corazón de Europa (2022)
    El corazón de Europa
    • Music Department
    • 2022
  • Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn
    • as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Back on Stage III: Destiny (2021)
    Back on Stage III: Destiny
    • composer (as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy)
    • 2021
  • Mozart and Mendelssohn with Ruth Reinhardt
    • as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
    • Video
    • 2021
  • Hope@Home (2020)
    Hope@Home
    • music (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Mendelssohn - Doble Concierto
    • Music Department
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Louisiana Music: Musical Clips (2010)
    Louisiana Music: Musical Clips
    • soundtrack (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Dudamel & Perlman
    • as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
    • Video
    • 2018
  • All-Mendelssohn
    • stock music (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • Video
    • 2017
  • Jeannette Vining and Maggie Saur in Star Trek: Aurora (2012)
    Star Trek: Aurora
    • music by (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Toni in Tomcat (2016)
    Tomcat
    • stock music (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • 2016
  • Andy Holmes Denys in Awesome Living with Andy (2016)
    Awesome Living with Andy
    • composer: additional music (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • Short
    • 2016
  • Piano Recital in Lodi (2015)
    Piano Recital in Lodi
    • composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • Julie Fuchs in Les Salons de Musique (2011)
    Les Salons de Musique
    • soundtrack (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Series
    • 2013

Composer

  • The Little Photographer (2021)
    The Little Photographer
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Toni in Tomcat (2016)
    Tomcat
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • 2016
  • Franny and Zooey
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • The Brave King (1996)
    The Brave King
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Short
    • 1996
  • Yehudi Menuhin: The Violin of the Century (1996)
    Yehudi Menuhin: The Violin of the Century
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • 1996
  • James Ensor in Maskerna och döden (1990)
    Maskerna och döden
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 1990
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Goitia
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • Short
    • 1980
  • The Dream
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Movie
    • 1967
  • Kinderstunde
    • Composer (as Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy)
    • TV Series
    • 1956

Soundtrack

  • Saida Benzal and Marta Martín in One Way or Another (2020)
    One Way or Another
    • writer: "Marcha Nupcial"
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Jack Black, Charlie Day, Scott Menville, Chris Pratt, Kevin Michael Richardson, Seth Rogen, Keegan-Michael Key, and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
    The Super Mario Bros. Movie
    • writer: "Wedding March" (uncredited)
    • 2023
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    • writer: "Wedding March"
    • music: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
    • writer: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (uncredited) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1991–2022
  • Eduardo Noriega and Sarah Felberbaum in Sposa in rosso (2022)
    Sposa in rosso
    • writer: "Marcia Nuziale"
    • 2022
  • Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Diego Boneta, James J. Zito III, and Adria Arjona in Father of the Bride (2022)
    Father of the Bride
    • writer: "Wedding March"
    • 2022
  • Joe Balanza, Naomi Winders, Gabby Moore, Arvin Mitchell, Jason Gray, Garet Allen, Jericho Lopez, Megan Rico, Dalton Johnson, and Tori Pence in Studio C (2012)
    Studio C
    • music: "Wedding March"
    • writer: "Wedding March" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Yeoh, James Hong, Ke Huy Quan, and Stephanie Hsu in Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
    Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • writer: "A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 (Wedding March)"
    • 2022
  • Renée Zellweger in The Thing About Pam (2022)
    The Thing About Pam
    • writer: "Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • The Sky Is Everywhere (2022)
    The Sky Is Everywhere
    • writer: "Wedding March"
    • 2022
  • Nick Cannon, Lil' Kim, and Teyana Taylor in Miracles Across 125th Street (2021)
    Miracles Across 125th Street
    • writer: "Hark The Herald Angels"
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Pentatonix, Kirstin Maldonado, Kevin Olusola, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi, and Matt Sallee in Pentatonix: Christmas Under the Stars (2021)
    Pentatonix: Christmas Under the Stars
    • writer: "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • Lacey Chabert and Stuart Townsend in Christmas at Castle Hart (2021)
    Christmas at Castle Hart
    • music: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Aleks Paunovic, Piotr Adamczyk, Tony Dalton, Vera Farmiga, Jeremy Renner, Alaqua Cox, Carlos Navarro, Hailee Steinfeld, Fra Fee, and Florence Pugh in Hawkeye (2021)
    Hawkeye
    • writer: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Caroline Rhea in A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (2021)
    A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
    • music: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Fred Armisen, Jessica Chaffin, Mark Duplass, Richard Kind, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, Paul Scheer, Seth Morris, Jordan Peele, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Chelsea Peretti, and Heather Lawless in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    • writer: "Wedding March" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2021

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Last.fm
    • MySpace
  • Alternative names
    • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • February 3, 1809
    • Hamburg [now Germany]
  • Died
    • November 4, 1847
    • Leipzig, Saxony [now Germany](stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Cécile Charlotte Sophie JeanrenaudMarch 28, 1837 - November 4, 1847 (his death, 5 children)
  • Other works
    His music was performed for William Shakespeare's play, "A Midsummer's Night Dream", at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England with Edith Evans (played "Helena"), Wilfred Walter, Leon Quartermaine, Athene Seyler and Gwen Ffrangcon Davies in the cast. Basil Dean was the director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 5 Portrayals
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Composer. Grandson of philosopher Moses Mendelssohn (1729-1786). Father of historian Karl Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1838-1897) and chemist Paul Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1841-1880).

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