13 Facts You Didn’t Know About Fanny Mendelssohn
by Emily E. Hogstad Most musicians don’t know a lot about Fanny Mendelssohn besides the fact that she was Felix’s uber-talented older sister. But she was a hugely important musical figure in her own right. We look at thirteen facts you (probably) didn’t know about the life and career of Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel. Fanny Mendelssohn © play-images.primephonic.com 4. She wrote her own music for her wedding the night before the ceremony. Felix had never gotten around to doing it for her, as he’d promised he’d do. 5. She named her son Sebastian Ludwig Felix Hensel after her three favorite composers: Bach, Beethoven…and her brother. Sebastian would be her only child. Miriam’s Song of Praise by Wilhelm Hensel Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 6. Wilhelm Hensel used her as a model for a famous painting depicting Miriam, a Biblical figure often used to represent the art of music. In 1838 Queen Victoria met Hensel, sa...