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Goethe's two short 1795 poems, "Calm Sea" and "The Prosperous Voyage," inspired several composers, among them Beethoven and Mendelssohn. Beethoven wrote his piece for chorus and orchestra. Mendelssohn did not use the text of the poems in his piece but I have included it as subtitles. I have long admired the paintings of Fitz Hugh Lane (1804-1865), a contemporary of Mendelssohn (1809-1847). I have used only his work in this video.