Romantic. Mendelssohn composed works in every major category of music except opera, a genre in which he never found his footing. His compositions in the choral idiom were so well-loved that Mendelssohn Choral Societies were formed all over Europe, some still surviving today. It is from this body of work that the Suite of Lieder is taken. These four lieder comprise his opus 75, composed in 1844 for a cappella four-voice men's chorus. --the publisher