Fanny Mendelssohn is now considered to be one of the most important composers of the romantic era. This amazing composer’s birth date is November 14, 1805 and she unfortunately died 41 years later on May 14, 1847. She was the eldest of four musical children. Although all of her siblings were musical her and her brother Felix were both recognized as child prodigies. Fanny and Felix had a very close relationship because of their love of music. Felix privately encouraged Fanny to keep making music, even though female composers weren’t celebrated at the time. She listened to her brother and continued to make music.
Fanny Mendelssohn grew up in a well-situated home. Thanks to their parents, her siblings and herself received great academic and musical education. As they learned music Fanny and Felix, the two eldest were found to be prodigies. Fanny was able to learn how to play the piano through her mother’s guidance. And even then, their parents encouraged Felix more because of his gender and because of this, Fanny’s music career suffered. Her family still believed that women should focus on domestic work even though her talent appeared to
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Their teacher, Carl Friedrich Zelter is said to have favored Fanny over Felix. According to The Famous People Website, he commented about how special Fanny was and compared her to Johann Sebastian Bach from the baroque period. By the time Fanny was 19 years old, she had composed 32 fugues. The romantic era composer was greatly influenced by her great aunts Fanny von Arnstein and Sarah Levy, who were both lovers of music. But unfortunately her career was restricted by the time period and her father. After all, her father was merely tolerant about her composing, but he certainly didn’t believe it would be her profession. I find this incredibly sad because she was an extremely talented person who’s only obstacle was her