Mendelssohnian

English

Etymology

Mendelssohn +‎ -ian

Adjective

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

relating to Mendelssohn

• French: mendelssohnien (fr)