Composer Felix Mendelssohn died on this day in 1847 | Mendelssohn's signature works include the overture and incidental music for “A Midsummer Night's Dream” (which features the iconic "Wedding March"), the Italian and Scottish symphonies, the oratorios “St. Paul” and “Elijah”, “The Hebrides” overture, his mature Violin Concerto, the String Octet, and the melody used in the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | In this clip, violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the second movement of Men