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…Germany…lived, 1809 to 1847…Jewish descent, original name Mendelssohn, added
Bartholdy to indicate Christian conversion…Bartholdi name of Frenchman who built
Statue
of Liberty…later…no connection.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy…Wedding
March,
1843…incidental music written for
Shakespeare’s play, A Mid Summer’s Night’s
Dream…Definition: Incidental music, music
played during a
spoken play, setting a special mood, “background music”.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy…Symphony
Number 4: Italian Symphony,
1833.
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