Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,

(aka Felix Mendelssohn)

1809 - 1847

Mendelssohn, a composer and

conductor, was born in

Hamburg, Germany.

Mendelssohn is often regarded as

the greatest musical child prodigy

after Mozart.

Mendelssohn wrote 12 string

symphonies between the ages of

12 and 14.

Mendelssohn’s "Wedding

March" is one of the best known

of the pieces that he wrote for A

Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is

one of the most played wedding

marches.