Which of the statements about Mendelssohn are true and which are not? Click the "?" to see if you are right. Good luck!
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He and Beethoven shared the same name: Ludwig. |
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Of his five symphonies, only one (the "Italian") has a nickname. |
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In spite of his fabulous abilities as composer, conductor and performer, Mendelssohn openly admitted that he couldn't "sing a note." |
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By the age of 12, he had composed five symphonies for strings and two operas. |
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A period of nearly 60 years lapsed between the first and second complete performance of Mendelssohn's opera "The Marriage of Camacho." |
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He was elected an honorary member of the London Philharmonic Society. |
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Mendelssohn's sister, Fanny, wrote some of the Songs Without Words that were published under his name. |
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His famous work "Hebrides Overture" is also known by another nickname, "Finnigan's Cave." |
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Mendelssohn married the daughter of a French Protestant clergyman. |
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Mendelssohn is credited with reviving European interest in the music of J. S. Bach. |
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