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[[Image:Mendelssohn fanny.jpg|thumb|Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel]]
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'''Fannie''' Cacilie '''Mendelssohn'''-Bartholdy, (later Hensel) (1805-1847) [[German]] [[pianist]] and [[composer]], was the older sister of [[Felix Mendelssohn]]. Like him she was brought up in a wealthy and privileged household, with a circle of friends including such luminaries as the writer, [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]]. She was the grand-daughter of the [[Jewish]] [[philosopher]], [[Moses Mendelssohn]].
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She was a gifted pianist who, whilst known to have appeared publicly only once, performed privately often, including a concert of her own and her brother's music for [[Queen Victoria]]. She was a composer, mainly of [[song]]s, (some written under her brother’s name) but piano pieces and a [[cantata]] survive, and are considered more than curiosities. She was a friend of that other great musical lady of the time, [[Clara Schumann]]. She and Felix were very close and their ceaseless correspondence gives insight into their lives, and society of the time. Her death following a stroke is said to have contributed to Felix’s early death.
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In 1829, Fannie Mendelssohn married [[painter]] Wilhelm Hensel.
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[[Image:Fanny hensel wilhelm hensel k.jpg]]
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[[Category: Composers]]
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