FANNY MENDELSSOHN

CHILDHOOD

• She had one sibling named Felix Mendelssohn
• Her parents were Abraham and Lea (Mendelssohn) Bartholdy
• Grew up in Hamburg, Germany

SCHOOLING

• She went to the school of Humbolt university of Berlin
• Fanny was very smart in school

GROWING UP

• Fanny grew up in Hamburg, Germany but died in Berlin, Prussia

ERA OF MUSIC

• Fanny was best know from the 19th century era

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

• Johann Sebastian Bach taught lessons to Fanny
• Fanny was able to play all of 24 preludes of the “ Well Tempered Cavalier ”

INSTRUMENT

• Fanny was best known for playing the piano

TYPES OF MUSIC

• She composed for chamber music, cantatas and oratorios

FUN FACTS

• The name Fanny means “ free one”
• She composed her music under Felix’s name until she was 41
• Fanny wrote over 460 pieces of music in her whole lifetime
• She composed her first piece of music when she was 17

MARRIAGE

• Fanny married Wilhelm Hensel in 1829
• They had one kid named Sebastian Hensel

OVERTURE IN C MAJOR

• https://youtu.be/SX1-wNcrzsk

DECEMBER

• https://youtu.be/bTn74p0_UwE

EASTER SONATA

• https://youtu.be/Ij8JoTj2J1I
• Easter Sonta was not published but it was mentioned in her letters and diaries written to her family in 1829.

WEBSITES USED

• britannica.com
• wikipedia.com
• classicfm.com
• youtube.com