CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS.
Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, born |
February 3rd, 1809. |
Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” completed, |
August 6th, 1826. |
Reformation Symphony composed, |
Winter of 1829–30. |
Journey to Italy commences, |
August, 1830. |
Return from Italy and Switzerland to Munich, |
October, 1831. |
Settles at Düsseldorf as Intendant of Church and Secular Music, |
September 27th, 1833. |
Commences “St. Paul,” |
March, 1834. |
Leaves Düsseldorf to become Conductor of the Gewandhaus concerts at Leipsic, |
Commencement of 1835. |
His father, Abraham Mendelssohn, dies, |
November 19th, 1835. |
First performance of “St. Paul,” |
May, 1836. |
Married to Cécile Jeanrenaud, |
March 28th, 1837. |