full update history

  • Aug 2, 2024: New collection of solo piano works published today. Now, all of Fanny Hensel’s finished piano works are available as free PDFs online.

  • June 28, 2024: A new collection of 13 vocal works published today: Accompanied duets for treble voices.

  • May 14, 2024: New versions of all three 1844 piano duets uploaded: v1.4 of H406, H408, and H409. And a new autograph has been uploaded to the Berlin Archive; Notturno Napolitano (1840?) has been linked in the piano works directory.

  • Apr 15, 2024: Six new scores have been added today across four collections: Two works (H253 and H269) were added to the Transitions collection; the Neobaroque and Studies in Form collections each gained a new score (H273 and H396, respectively); and two Bagatelles from 1837 (H310 and H311) comprise a new collection.

  • Feb 2, 2024: New collection published today: Piano Duets. With this release, scores for all of Fanny’s surviving, completed works for instrumental ensemble are now available for free online!

  • Jan 8, 2024: We have just published the Overture in C (H265) as a collaboration with ComposHer. This is our biggest project to date and includes an orchestral score and 16 parts. Happy new year!

  • Nov 23, 2023: Fixing typos in old scores. New versions of H391 (v2.1) and H393 (v2.1) uploaded.

  • Nov 13, 2023: The last of Hensel’s 15 keyboard exercises, Allegro di molto in C Major (H108), has been added to the existing Keyboard Exercises collection. This piece is not in the Berlin library’s digital collection, but thanks to your donations I have been able to purchase a scan of the manuscript to make the edition available to you.

  • Oct 17, 2023: Fixing typos in old scores. New versions uploaded of Klavierbuch (H214 v2.0), and a few months from Das Jahr: February (v2.1), July (v2.2), August (v2.2), October (v2.1), and November (v2.4). Also, newly uploaded autographs from the Berlin Archive have been linked in their respective directories; MA Ms. 31 has 36 lieder and part songs, all of which are already available in other manuscript collections.

  • Sept 6, 2023: Third and final installment of Fanny’s childhood piano compositions published today.

  • Sept 4, 2023: Newly uploaded autographs from the Berlin Archive have been linked in their respective directories. Piano works: Duett für Tenor und Sopran, mit den Fingern zu singen (H269). Lieder: An die Ruh’ (H201) and Nachtwanderer (H397).

  • July 11, 2023: New collection released today: A Cappella Duets. This is HenselPushers’ first collection of Hensel’s vocal music.

  • July 10, 2023: Several of our editions are now available in braille thanks to brailleorch.org! As of today, braille editions of HenselPushers scores are linked on the download pages for Hensel’s piano quartet (H55), string & piano duets (H72, H238, H247), early sonata compositions (H44, H113, H128), and the illustrated manuscript version of Das Jahr (H385). We are planning more collaborations in the future, so if your favorite score is not yet available in braille, let us know!

  • Jun 4, 2023: New edition of H463 (Op. 8, No. 2) provided by Megan Lavengood, Ph.D. of George Mason University. Thank you Megan!

  • Apr 21, 2023: New collection of early piano pieces, written by Fanny at ages 17-18.

  • Mar 31, 2023: Two new Bach-inspired pieces added to the Neobaroque collection, written by Fanny while she and Felix were working on the St. Matthew Passion revival in 1827-28.

  • Feb 17, 2023: New collection posted today: Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s earliest solo piano pieces, written ages 14-15.

  • Feb 8, 2023: Fixing typos in old scores. New version of H385-11 uploaded to correct the rhythm in the left hand in measure 148.

  • Jan 20, 2023: New collection released today: Fanny Hensel’s earliest surviving work in the piano sonata genre. With this publication, all of Hensel’s completed, surviving piano sonatas are now available for free online.

  • Jan 14, 2023: Fixing typos in old scores. New versions uploaded of H349, H350, and H353. Visit score pages for edit details. Minor formatting updates made to the Piano Quartet (H55) also.

  • Jan 5, 2023: Fixing typos in old scores. New version of H345 uploaded. Edits have been made on Fs and F#s in measures 83 and 93.

  • Jan 2, 2023: Fixing typos in old scores. New version uploaded of H322 clarifying the end of an 8va marking in measure 73.

  • Dec 22, 2022: Fixing typos in old scores. New versions uploaded of H314, H413, H417, and H426. Visit pages for each score for more detailed descriptions of edits.

  • Dec 16, 2022: A treat for Beethoven’s birthday: Fanny’s cadenza to Beethoven’s first piano concerto.

  • Dec 15, 2022: Looking for a recording of a Fanny Hensel composition? Check out the Fanny Hensel Recording Directory. You can also help locate and link videos for works whose recordings haven’t been found yet…or record and submit your own premieres.

  • Dec 9, 2022: Fixing typos in old scores. New versions uploaded of H442, H452, and H456. Visit pages for each score for more detailed descriptions of edits. Also uploaded new edition of H214 (formatting changes only).

  • Dec 7, 2022: Fixing typos in old scores. New versions uploaded of H294, H299, H300, H303, and H304 (thanks to Dustin for the feedback!). Also uploaded new edition of H414. Visit pages for each score for more detailed descriptions of edits.

  • Nov 14, 2022: It’s Fanny Hensel’s 217th birthday! Today we release Hensel’s complete surviving String & Piano Duets. This collection includes one duet for violin & piano and two duets for cello & piano. Thank you to violinist James Woodrow and cellist Miranda Wilson for collaborating to create annotated performance editions of these works!

  • Oct 15, 2022: New version of H304 uploaded (v2.1). Previous version was missing a flat on the E on beat 4 of measure 104. Measure 46 was also missing a probable tie between beats 1 and 4, which has been added.

  • Oct 12, 2022: Newly uploaded autographs from the Berlin Archive have been linked in their respective directories. Piano works: Sonata in G minor (H395), and an additional version of the first movement of Klavierbuch (H214). Instrumental works: Overture in C Major (H265). Part songs: Wenn Wir Durch Die Dörder Ziehen (H398).

  • Sept 23, 2022: New collection released: Transitions 1829-30. This collection includes both of Hensel’s completed works for organ in addition to works for solo piano. Thank you to Andrea Hartenfeller for reviewing the organ scores!

  • Aug 19, 2022: New piano collection released: Creative Freedom 1836-39.

  • July 16, 2022: New chamber music edition released: Piano Quartet 1822. All three of Fanny’s large scale chamber works are now available for free online!

  • May 24, 2022: New piano collection released: 14 Keyboard Exercises 1822-24 — 14 short studies in technique Fanny wrote as a teenager.

  • May 14, 2022: New version of string quartet (H277 v2.1) uploaded. Previous version had two errors in the first movement. Corrected version includes a flat on D in measure 39 for the 1st violin, and a G instead of an A-flat as the first note in measure 42 for the viola.

  • May 13, 2022: HenselPushers’ first chamber music edition released today: String Quartet 1834. Thank you to Benjamin Southwick of Durham University for help editing this score!

  • Mar 3, 2022: Now through International Women’s Day on Tuesday March 8, get 15% off of any product in our store with the code IWD2022.

  • Feb 9, 2022: Beginning today, we will be releasing a new video every week on our YouTube channel! Join us every Wednesday at noon ET/9am PT. The first 7 videos will be from the Italian Collection (all PDFs already available for download).

  • Feb 1, 2022: New versions of H349 (v1.2.1) and H352 (v1.4) uploaded. Previous edition of H349 was missing a fermata in measure 24 and a staccatissimo mark in measure 152. Previous edition of H352 had dotted quarter notes instead of repeated 8th notes in the inner voices in beats 1 & 2 of measure 16.

  • Jan 31, 2022: New version of H350 (v1.4) uploaded. Previous edition had incorrect accidentals in the LH in measures 82 and 147.

  • Jan 28, 2022: New collection released: Klavierbuch 1827 —a Neo-Baroque keyboard suite inspired by family favorite J.S. Bach.

  • Jan 3, 2022: Happy New Year! Our easy piano arrangement of “January” from Das Jahr is available as a free download. This PDF includes a score and lesson; you can purchase a print edition of the complete cycle and lesson book here.

  • Nov 14, 2021: HenselPushers is publishing our first books! An easy piano arrangement of Das Jahr (The Year) and companion lesson book for early- to mid-intermediate-level pianists of all ages. This publication broadens the range of ages and skill levels able to engage with the work of Fanny Hensel, a core aspect of our mission. Presale ends Nov 30 and books ship in December. Order for yourself or a piano student or teacher in your life! 

  • Nov 7, 2021: 239 songs added to the lieder directory, thanks to the incredible work of Tim Parker-Langston of Hensel Songs Online! Visit their site for Hensel’s complete lieder including in alternate keys for different vocal ranges.

  • Sept 21, 2021: Directory of Fanny Hensel’s part songs and choral works posted! This is the 4th and final directory, and the site now lists all of Hensel’s known compositions.

  • Sept 7, 2021: revisions to several pieces in the Ten Piano Pieces 1836-1837 collection: H303 (v3.0), H304 (v2.0), H308 (v2.1), H321 (v1.4), and H322 (v2.0.1) have all been updated with minor changes to notation or layout. H313 (v3.1) had an incorrect accidental in measure 63.

  • Aug 30, 2021: New version of H410 (v1.4) uploaded. Previous edition had a B instead of an A as the first note in the left hand in measure 98.

  • Aug 22, 2021: New collection released: Studies in Form 1843-1844 —This collection coincides with our YouTube launch—check out the channel for visualizations of HenselPushers editions!

  • Aug 15, 2021: New version of H294 (v1.3) uploaded. Previous edition was missing two sixteenth notes in measure 65.

  • Aug 13, 2021: Directory of Fanny Hensel’s instrumental and chamber works posted. HenselPushers editions coming soon!

  • June 18, 2021: New version of “November” H385-11 (v2.2) from Das Jahr uploaded. Previous edition was missing an accidental in measure 158.

  • June 16, 2021: New versions of “August” H385-8 (v2.1) and “November” H385-11 (v2.1) from Das Jahr uploaded. Previous edition of August had an incorrect note in measure 168. Previous edition of November was missing a tie in measures 19-20 and an accidental in measure 103.

  • June 1, 2021: New version of “September” from Das Jahr H385-9 (v2.1) uploaded. Previous edition was missing accidentals in measures 10 & 48.

  • May 14, 2021: Annus Mirabilis 1846 (piano) collection added—with this release, HenselPushers has more than DOUBLED the number of Hensel piano scores available for free online!

  • May 3, 2021: Typos fixed in “Notturno” (H337 v1.4). Details in comments on the H337 page—thanks Jim!

  • Apr 10, 2021: New version of “July” from Das Jahr H385-7 (v2.1) uploaded. Previous edition was missing some E flats in measure 42.

  • Mar 8, 2021: Want to celebrate International Women’s Day with the original Das Jahr? HenselPushers’ edition (direct transcription of the manuscript) added today!

  • Feb 4, 2021: The Lieder List is up! Browse 250+ art songs and find links to free scores. HenselPushers editions coming soon!

  • Jan 12, 2021: Missing manuscript links added! (H42, H364, H376, H381).

  • Dec 22, 2020: Das Jahr piano cycle information page added.

  • Oct 27, 2020: Italian Collection 1838-1841 added.

  • Sept 20, 2020: New versions of H299 (v2.0), H300 (v2.0), and H313 (v3.0) uploaded. Prior editions were missing some repeated measures.

  • Sept 6, 2020: Ten Piano Pieces 1836-1837 added.