| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Mendelssohn, Felix |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Men·dels·sohn |
| PRONUNCIATION: | m n dl-s n, -z n |
| DATES: | 18091847 |
| VARIANTS: | Full name Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. |
| German conductor, pianist, and composer of works characterized by emotional restraint and classical form, including the Italian (1833) and Scotch (1842) symphonies.
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