Mendelssohnian

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Mendelssohn +‎ -ian

Adjective[edit]

Mendelssohnian (comparative more Mendelssohnian, superlative most Mendelssohnian)

  1. Relating to, or in the style of, Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847), noted early Romantic composer.
    • 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 34:
      Sultan Mansor became Anglophile, wore tweeds even in his own palace, was graciously received by Queen Victoria, adopted as his state anthem a Mendelssohnian salon piece composed by the late Prince Consort[.]

Translations[edit]