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Definition of Mendelssohn
1. Noun. German musician and romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847).
Generic synonyms: Composer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mendelssohn
Literary usage of Mendelssohn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"Solar, Mendelssohn had devoted his talents to philosophy and criticism; now, however,
... Lavater ns one of the most ardent admirers of Mendelssohn. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"FELIX Mendelssohn-BARTHOLDY (1809-1847) fF THE personality of Mendelssohn the
musician, and of the professional activities of a career of perhaps as ..."
3. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"On Oct. 4, 1835, Mendelssohn conducted his first concert in the Gewandhaus ; the
day before this there was л musical gathering at the ..."
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