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seems to have been Felix Mendelssohn's own invention. In 1828, Fanny wrote in a letter "My birthday was celebrated very nicely ... Felix has given me a 'song without words' for my album (he has lately written several beautiful ones)."
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Mendelssohn himself resisted attempts to interpret the songs too literally, and objected when his friend Marc-André Souchay sought to put words to them to make them literal: "What the music I love expresses to me, is not thought too
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not collected in volumes, and published only in recent years. Furthermore, original drafts exist for many of the 'Songs' many of which differ quite substantially from the eventually published versions. In 2008, the Italian pianist
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The titles attributed to some of the songs below were given by Mendelssohn himself. Other fanciful titles were given to certain of them by later publishers but have no authority and do not reflect any intention of the composer.
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by Mendelssohn, since two melodies were written to represent two singers. It was composed in Frankfurt in June 1836, soon after he had met his future wife.
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wrote a number of similar pieces (though not so entitled) and, according to some music historians, she may have helped inspire the concept. The title
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tradition of writing short lyrical pieces for the piano, although the specific concept of "Songs Without Words" was new. Mendelssohn's sister
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has also been given the nickname the "Bee's Wedding" since the busy accompaniment to the melody resembles the buzzing of bees.
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arrangements of a number of the songs, namely those that became Book 5 and the first song of Book 6, which he presented to
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There are also examples of recordings of transcriptions, for solo instrument and piano accompaniment, of Mendelssohn
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called the piece "an exquisite composition, worthy of the finest pieces Mendelssohn ever composed for this genre."
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A piece for piano in E minor by Mendelssohn was published after his death under Op. 117, entitled
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Other composers who were inspired to produce similar sets of pieces of their own included
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Book 5, Op. 62, No. 6, Allegretto grazioso (Spring Song) (accordion orchestra arrangement)
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Song number 2 was written for his sister Fanny to celebrate the birth of her son in 1830.
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written for the voice, which have been entitled "Songs Without Words", for instance by
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Mendelssohn, (1864): letter to Marc-André Souchay of 15 October 1842 (pp. 271–272)
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Fanny Mendelssohn's early collections of piano works opp. 2,6, and 8 are titled
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in the last year of his life for a projected series of recitals in London.
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in 1844. Mendelssohn was also aware of arrangements of some of the earlier
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Op. 30, No. 6, Allegretto tranquillo (Venetian Boat Song No. 2), MWV U 110
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Both Alkan and Rubinstein frequently included items from Mendelssohn's
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Op. 19b, No. 6, Andante sostenuto (Venetian Boat Song No. 1), MWV U 78
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Prieto, Carlos, Álvaro Mutis (translated by Elena C. Murray) (2011).
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Op. 62, No. 5, Andante con moto (Venetian Boat Song No. 3), MWV U 151
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Song No. 6 "Spring Song" was also sometimes known in England as "
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The Adventures of a Cello: Revised Edition, with a New Epilogue.
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Op. Posth. 102, No. 4, Un poco agitato, ma andante, MWV U 152
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Op. 62, No. 6, Allegretto grazioso (Spring Song), MWV U 161
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and piano, written by Mendelssohn around 1845 for cellist
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Op. 62, No. 3, Andante maestoso (Funeral march), MWV U 177
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Grand Concert Piece on Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words
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Grosses Konzertstück über Mendelssohns Lieder ohne Worte
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Op. 53, No. 5, Allegro con fuoco (Folksong), MWV U 153
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Naxos catalogue for a recording of the arrangements
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Op. 19b, No. 1, Andante con moto, MWV U 86
Op. 19b, No. 2, Andante espressivo, MWV U 80
Op. 19b, No. 3, Molto allegro e vivace, MWV U 89
Op. 19b, No. 4, Moderato, MWV U 73
Op. 19b, No. 5, Poco agitato, MWV U 90
Op. 19b, No. 6, Andante sostenuto (Venetian Boat Song No. 1), MWV U 78
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