Felix Mendelssohn was an early Romantic composer.
He wrote
one of the two most famous pieces of wedding music ever, originally as incidental music for a production of
A Midsummer Night's Dream. Other well-known works include the Hebrides Overture (also known as "Fingal's Cave"), "Spring Song", and the Violin Concerto in E minor.
Tropes present in Mendelssohn's life and work: