Mendelssohn's Life and Style

Question 1

Date of Birth and Death

Answer 1

1809 - 1847

Question 2

Location of Birth and Death

Answer 2

Hamburg, Germany; Leipzig, Germany

Question 3

Born into ____ family of ___ ___

Answer 3

Jewish, Wealthy Musicians

Question 4

Grandfather Moses was a ___, father Abraham was a ___

Answer 4

Rabbi/Philosopher, Merchant Banker

Question 5

One of ___ children, with sister ___

Answer 5

Four, Fanny

Question 6

Pressured to ___ and add surname ___

Answer 6

Convert to Christianity, Bartholdy

Question 7

Had piano lessons with ___ at age 7 and theory lessons with ___ at age 10

Answer 7

Marie Bigot, Carl Friedrich Zelter

Question 8

Frequently travelled Europe meeting __ at 12 and ___ and ___ at 16

Answer 8

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Franz Liszt, Luigi Cherubini

Question 9

Composed ___ and ___ while stile in teens

Answer 9

Octet for Strings and Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Question 10

18__: Studied ___ and ___ at University of ___

Answer 10

1827, Law and Aesthetics, Berlin

Question 11

18__: Organized historic revival of ___’s ___ - the 1st performance since their death

Answer 11

1829, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion

Question 12

Traveled to ___, ___, and ___ often, taking compositional inspiration from the region’s landscapes, songs, and dances

Answer 12

British Isles, Austria, Italy

Question 13

18__: Appointed director of music in ___ for 3 years

Answer 13

1833, Dusseldorf

Question 14

18__: Became conductor of ___ ___ orchestra for 11 years

Answer 14

1835, Leipzig Gewandhaus orchestra

Question 15

18__: Appointed Royal ___ in ___ but still split time between this job and Leipzig

Answer 15

1841, Kapellmeister in Berlin

Question 16

Great demand as a ___ featuring both ___ and ___ works with numerous guest appearances

Answer 16

Conductor, Historic and Contemporary

Question 17

1842: Invited to ___ ___ where ___ ___ admired his music and performed his songs

Answer 17

Buckingham Palace, Queen Victoria

Question 18

18__: Founded the ___ ___, regarded as the finest school of its kind

Answer 18

1842, Leipzig Conservatory

Question 19

18__: Sudden death of ___ was extremely traumatic

Answer 19

1847, Fanny (Hensel)

Question 20

18__: died on November 4th from __

Answer 20

1847, a series of strokes

Question 21

“___ and ___-___ life led to ___ and ___-___ music”

Answer 21

Pleasant and Drama-free

Question 22

Used Classical elements such as Bach’s ___ and ___, Handel’s and Haydn’s ___ from his ___, and Mozart’s ___ and ___

Answer 22

Organ writing, Counterpoint, Choral Technique, Oratorio, Balanced Symmetrical phrases, Clarity of Texture

Question 23

Used Romantic elements such as Beethoven’s use of ___ ___, and wrote ___ alongside sonata form, and wrote some ___ music

Answer 23

Joining movements, Short Character Pieces, Programmatic

Question 24

Dubbed the “___” By Robert Schumann

Answer 24

“Mozart of the 19th Century”