Download or read book Mendelssohn: Early Works for Violin and Piano written by R. Larry Todd and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1985-09-26 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of pieces for violin and piano is from a manuscript volume of early composition exercises which Mendelssohn began in 1819 and finished early in 1821 under the guidance of C. F. Zelter. Bach's influence is evident in the Andante and the two Fugues in contrast to the Movement in G minor which is scherzo-like and reminiscent of Haydn's humour. A critical edition of the entire workbook from which these pieces are taken is published as Mendelssohn's Musical Education, edited by R. Larry Todd (1983).