Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn composed Joshua's lesson piece On Wings of Song.
== Information on the person ==
Felix Mendelssohn was born under the name Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy on February 3, 1809 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1811, his family moved to Berlin, and Mendelssohn took piano lessons with Ludwig Berger and Friedrich Zelter. He wrote many operas and symphonies as a child, and at age 9 played in public for the first time.
During his next years, Mendelssohn became respected as a composer and conductor. He conducted symphonies in England at the London Philharmonic Society, and his reputation grew significantly there. In 1833, he became director of music in Düsseldorf, where he spread the influence of composers like Beethoven and Bach. Mendelssohn became conductor of an orchestra in Leipzig in 1835, and the city became Germany's center of music.
Mendelssohn became engaged to Cécile Jeanrenaud, daughter of a French clergyman, and they married in March 1837. He continued to write concertos and chamber works, which gave off an elegant and nostalgic feel. In 1843, Mendelssohn founded a conservatory of music with Robert Schumann, where they taught composition. Mendelssohn suffered from a blood vessel rupture and died on November 4, 1847.
== Pieces ==
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* On Wings of Song