Mendelssohn

[ men-dl-suhn; German men-duhl-zohn ]

noun

1. Fe·lix [fee, -liks, fey, -liks], Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, 1809–47, German composer.
2. his grandfather Mo·ses [moh, -ziz, -zis, moh, -zes], 1729–86, German philosopher.

Mendelssohn

/ ˈmɛndəlzoːn; ˈmɛndəlsən /

noun

1. MendelssohnFelix18091847MGermanMUSIC: composer Felix (ˈfeːlɪks), full name Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. 1809–47, German romantic composer. His works include the overtures A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) and Fingal's Cave (1832), five symphonies, the oratorio Elijah (1846), piano pieces, and songs. He was instrumental in the revival of the music of J. S. Bach in the 19th century
2. MendelssohnMoses17291786MJewishGermanPHILOSOPHY: philosopher his grandfather, Moses (ˈmoːzəs). 1729–86, German Jewish philosopher. His best-known work is Jerusalem (1783), in which he defends Judaism and appeals for religious toleration

Example Sentences

The chorus has but a small part in Mendelssohn’s score but brought more magic.

From Los Angeles Times

Last week he returned with more of the same: a Mendelssohn overture, a Mozart piano concerto and a Beethoven symphony.

From New York Times

Levit wanted to record selections from Mendelssohn’s “Lieder Ohne Worte,” or “Songs Without Words,” because, he has said, “there is a certain melancholy about them which really helped me a bit.”

From New York Times

He felt that if Levi had been born a few generations earlier, they “would be in the record store next to Mendelssohn or Stravinsky,” Larraín told me in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times

Mendelssohn’s music for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is full of sweet thunder and other wonderful noises.

From New York Times