Home
/ Moses Mendelssohn
/ Who among Mendelssohn's descendants were composers?

Who among Mendelssohn's descendants were composers?

Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn
Paul and Kurt Hensel
Mendelssohn Bartholdy
No one

Answer

Mendelssohn's descendants include Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, both of whom were composers. Fanny was a talented pianist and composer, but her father did not believe that women should be professional musicians, so she did not pursue a career in music. Felix, on the other hand, was encouraged by his father to pursue music, and he became a very successful composer.