FANNY MENDELSSOHN

CHILDHOOD

• Her siblings were Felix,Rebeca,and Paul
• Her parents are Lea and Abraham Mendelssohn
• She didn’t have a job as a child she helped her mom around the house

WHERE DID SHE LIVE?

• She was born in Hamburg Germany
• Later in her life she moved and died in Berlin Germany

BEGINNING OF CAREER

• Her aunts and brothers were the ones who got her interested in music
• Her mom taught her to play the piano

COMPOSITION #1

• https://youtu.be/ti1eZ2B63Ro
• The name of this song is Notturon in G minor

COMPOSITION #2

• https://youtu.be/xLCIgyDTVg0
• The name of this song is sonata in C minor

EASTER SONATA

• https://youtu.be/Ij8JoTj2J1I
• Fanny wrote this song after her and her brother parted
• A sonata is a solo piano piece
• She played it in 1829

FAMILY

• She married Wihelm Hensel
• She had one son named Sebastian

MUSIC

• She mainly did piano solos
• She also did a few lieder songs to

Died
Fanny Mendelssohn died after rehearsing a song with her brother Felix. She died of a stroke at age 41.

FUN FACTS

• Her brother sometimes took her songs and performed them for money but Fanny ended up getting the money.
• Her and her brother wrote songs a lot together
• She also was a great pianist

Sources

• Wikipedia
• YouTube
• The guardian.com
• www.britannica.com