FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY
\fˈiːlɪks mˈɛndɪlsˌə͡ʊnbˈɑːthə͡ʊldi], \fˈiːlɪks mˈɛndɪlsˌəʊnbˈɑːthəʊldi], \f_ˈiː_l_ɪ_k_s m_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_l_s_ˌəʊ_n_b_ˈɑː_t_h_əʊ_l_d_i]\
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An eminent German composer and musician, grandson of Moses; born at Hamburg, Feb. 3, 1809; died at Leipzig, Nov. 4, 1847. Apart from his musical works, between one and two hundred in number, he was a voluminous correspondent. His "Letters" were published in 1861 and 1863 (English translation, 1862-63); "Letters to the Moscheles" (1888); "Selected Letters" (London, 1894).
By Charles Dudley Warner
