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1. When was Mendelssohn born?
2. With which sibling did Mendelssohn start his music lessons?
3. Besides piano, what other instrument did Mendelssohn learn?
4. Considered a prodigy, Mendelssohn created roughly how many pieces by the age of 12?
5. Mendelssohn was such a talented musician that his teacher declared him no longer a student but a fellow artist when Mendelssohn was merely fifteen.
6. Mendelssohn rediscovered Bach.
7. Which country inspired Mendelssohn to create his famous "Hebrides Overture" (also known as "Fingal's Cave")?
8. At 17 Mendelssohn wrote the overture to Shakespeare's "Midsummer Night's Dream". However, he wrote what other famous piece for the same play?
9. Mendelssohn devoted himself to his music career and never married.
10. In which year did Mendelssohn die?
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