Todd Larry R. Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn

Oxford University Press. 2020. — 455 p.: ill: tables: musical examples.Granddaughter of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn and sister of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Fanny Hensel (1805-1847) was an extraordinary musician who left well over four hundred compositions, most of which fell into oblivion until their rediscovery late in the twentieth century. In Fanny Hensel: The Other Mendelssohn, R. Larry Todd offers a compelling, authoritative account of Hensel's life and music, and her struggle to emerge as a publicly recognized composer.Genealogical Trees of the Itzig and Mendelsohn Families
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List of illustrationsFugal Fingers (1805 - 1818)
Musical Ornaments (1819 - 1821)
Sibling Rivarly and Separation (1822 - 1824)
Leipzigerstrasse № 3 (1825 - 1828)
Becoming Frau Hensel (1828 - 1830)
Secret Aspirations (1830 - 1833)
Youthful Decrepitude (1834 - 1835)
Demonic Influences (1836 - 1839)
Italian Intermezzo (1839 - 1840)
Domestic Tranquility (1840 - 1842)
The Joys of Dilettantism (1843 - 1845)
Engraver's Ink and Heavengly Songs (1845 - 1847)Epilogue
Abbreviations
NotesIndex of Fanny Hemsel's Compositions