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Felix Mendelssohn

German composer mentioned in discussions of music.

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Also known as Felix Mendelssohn

First appearance: i prejudices of philosophers

Felix Mendelssohn shows up with force in The Twilight of European Taste: From Mozart to Romanticism. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The 'halcyon master' admired for his light, pure, happy soul but quickly forgotten; a beautiful episode in German music.
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