Romantic. Mendelssohn composed works in every major category of music except opera, a genre in which he never found his footing. His compositions for piano, however, were both plentiful and masterfully crafted, as Mendelssohn was, himself, a virtuoso pianist. The Trauermarsch opus 62, number 3, composed on March 16, 1843, is from a six volume set comprising forty-eight pieces for piano. -- the publisher