September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
Refined, structured, reminiscent of the classical and Baroque periods, the music of Felix Mendelssohn stands in contrast to the unfettered Romanticism of his day. While his contemporaries wrote music devoid of rules and lived lives of excess, Mendelssohn emulated Bach, practiced restraint, and loved one woman passionately.
Mendelssohn grew up in an educated, Jewish-turned-Christian family (hence the surname Bartholdy). A child prodigy, he began composing prolifically from the age of 11. He was influenced by Bach and Mozart, the writings of Shakespeare ...
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