He wrote 48 Songs without Words in 8 volumes, and, like Beethoven, wrote a piece titled Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage based on Schiller.
He wrote 48 Songs without Words in 8 volumes, and, like Beethoven, wrote a piece titled Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage based on Schiller. He revived J. S. Bach's St. Matthew's Passion, and his fifth symphony was nicknamed Reformation. His oratorio Elijah was written for the Birmingham Festival, and one of his incidental music contains a Wedding March. For 10 points, identify this composer of A Midsummer Night's Dream overture, the Scottish and Italian symphonies, and the aforementioned Hebrides Overture that was inspired by Fingal's Cave.
He wrote 48 Songs without Words in 8 volumes, and, like Beethoven, wrote a piece titled Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage based on Schiller.
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy