1. Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,
(aka Felix Mendelssohn)
1809 - 1847

2. Mendelssohn, a composer and
conductor, was born in
Hamburg, Germany.

3. Mendelssohn is often regarded as
the greatest musical child prodigy
after Mozart.
Mendelssohn wrote 12 string
symphonies between the ages of
12 and 14.

4. Mendelssohn’s "Wedding
March" is one of the best known
of the pieces that he wrote for A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is
one of the most played wedding
marches.