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00:00 (orchestral music)
00:02 German composer Felix Mendelssohn's wedding march
00:04 is famous around the world,
00:06 but his sister Fanny wrote her own.
00:10 - She's also a remarkable musician in her own right.
00:15 - She was a composer who wanted her music
00:17 to be heard and understood.
00:18 - Being a composer was exclusively male.
00:24 - She wasn't allowed to learn the organ
00:26 because it was unfeminine.
00:29 - Felix was received at Buckingham Palace
00:31 by Queen Victoria to play one of his songs
00:34 published under Felix's name
00:36 that in fact was composed by Fanny.
00:38 - There was this fire burning inside her.
00:42 - She's not allowed a career in music,
00:44 but still she put her creativity and her energy
00:46 and her brilliance into it.
00:48 It's who she is.
00:49 - There's this missing manuscript.
00:53 Wouldn't it be nice if someone found it?
00:55 - Wow, never heard anything like it.
00:57 - Amazing.
00:59 - She forged a new path and she excelled.
01:02 - Such a journey.
01:04 - Everyone belongs.
01:06 (upbeat music)
01:08 (upbeat music)
01:11 [BLANK_AUDIO]