In writing Elijah Mendelssohn paid musical tribute to his two musical heroes Bach and Handel to which he added his own lyricism and Orchestral colour blending in Elijah elements of the Baroque and his own early Romanticism. He set the scenes of the prophet Elijah’s life in the most dramatic terms. While the oratorio immediately gained enormous popularity it has not retained the same fre…

Mendelssohn’s oratorio “Elijah” numbers among the most important choral works of the 19th Century and should feature in anyone’s collection of sheet music. With the new critical edition prepared in collaboration with Carus publishers this work is also available as a first-class edition in the Eulenburg pocket score series. Appropriate orchestral parts can be obtained from …

The famous Wedding March scored here for for easy piano is from A Midsummer Night's Dream which Mendelssohn composed in his teens and then augmented in later years with full incidental music for Shakespeare'splay. Part of Chester Music's Easy Piano arrangements this accessible version is ideal for the young piano student.

from Elijah-Hawkes School Series 50 (score & parts). Mendelssohn-b.

Mendelssohn was 34 when the premiere of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream 'in 1843 took place. 'Dance Of The Clowns' is a part from this wonderful work but is also in the overture to be heard. He wrote the famous overture at the age of 17 (!).

Mendelssohn's String Quartet In F Minor Op.80 is a beautiful and exciting chamber work which is most enjoyable to sing. This miniature score is ideal for study and reference purposes.

An unfinished Oratorio by Mendelssohn for mixed soloists and SATB chorus with Piano accompaniment. The English version of the text is by W. Bartholomew.

In this staple of the orchestral repertoire Mendelssohn interprets the Reformation in symphonic terms building to a powerful series of variations on Martin Luther's confessional chorale Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God).This miniature score is reproduced from an authoritative edition complete with numbered movements for easy reference. Affordable and compact it is i…

One of three part-songs Mendelssohn composed for his friends it was meant to be sung while resting.