Fanny Mendelssohn

Childhood

• Fanny Mendelssohn's parents were Abraham and Lea Mendelssohn.
• Her family wasn't rich nor poor.
• She did not have a job as a child.

School

• Fanny Mendelssohn didn't start out as a musician.
• She was smart but she was homeschooled.
• Also she did not have to move anywhere for school.

Places she lived

• Fanny Mendelssohn was born in Hamburg in 1805.
• Her family moved to Berlin then lived in Paris for a little while
• She went back to Berlin and died of a stroke in 1847.

Era of music

Fanny Mendelssohn composed in the romantic era of music.

Info about Fanny Mendelssohn

• Fanny Mendelssohn got started in music by getting a lesson by her mother.
• She got her music education at her home.
• Her musical influences were her aunts Fanny Von Arnstein and Sarah Levy.

Instruments

Fanny Mendelssohn only play one instrument and that was the piano.

Types of music

Fanny Mendelssohn composed voice, choir, and piano.

Specific style or instrument

• Fanny Mendelssohn specifically composed for solo piano.
• She specifically composed for solo voice and chorus also.

More info about Fanny Mendelssohn

• Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann were friends.
• Fanny Mendelssohn had to work hard to get out of the shadow of her brother.

Continuing info

• In October 1829 Fanny Mendelssohn got married.
• She suffered intense toothaches in September 1829.
• Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn were close as kids.

YOUTUBE LINKS

• http://youtu.be/ti1eZ2B63Ro
• http://youtu.be/UtlCpIoWQUo

YOUTUBE LINK

• http://youtu.be/r_zZw0p5Tv8
• I chose this composition because I like the music and also I like the fast and slow rhythm.
• This composition was written for solo piano and was written in 1841.

WEBSITES

• Encyclopedia
• Wikipedia
• Biography.com
• Brittanica.com
• Kapralova.org