Mendelssohn: Midsummernight

Artyfile's recording from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream, just under five minutes of quick, glittering orchestral writing. Light strings scurry, the mood is mischievous and magical rather than merely grand, and it fits fairy-tale material better than almost anything else in the whole orchestral repertoire.

What does Mendelssohn: Midsummernight sound like?

The writing is fast and feather-light — rapid string figures that seem to dart around the orchestra, with woodwind colour on top. It is the sound most people associate with enchanted forests and fairies, because this score is where that association came from. Energetic without ever becoming heavy or threatening.

Where does this track work best?

• Fairy tale, fantasy and children's film and television
• Animation and storybook narration
• Theatre and ballet production video
• Spring and garden documentary footage
• Whimsical, light-hearted advertising
• Family attraction and theme park content

It carries a strong built-in association with magic and mischief, which is a shortcut when you want an audience to read a scene as enchanted rather than merely pretty.

Track details

Title	Mendelssohn: Midsummernight
Performed by	Mendelssohn
Composition	Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Genre	Orchestral
Mood	Playful, whimsical, magical
Instruments	Symphony orchestra
Duration	4:47
Format	WAV, 44.1 kHz stereo master
Basic licence	€29.90 — worldwide sync, one payment
Limited Edition	€69.90 per 1% share (20 shares max)

What licence do you get?

The track is delivered as a studio-mastered WAV. A single Artyfile Basic licence at €29.90 covers worldwide sync use for the lifetime of your production — film, YouTube, broadcast, social media, podcasts and client work — as one payment, with no subscription and no recurring fees. Artyfile administers the sync rights to its own catalogue directly, so no additional collection-society fee falls due on the licence itself, and every purchase comes with a licence certificate as documented proof of what you cleared. A public performance at a live event remains a separate matter that the venue or organiser settles in the usual way.

Artyfile registers this catalogue in YouTube Content ID under a monetize policy. Expect a routine Content ID match on an upload that uses the track — YouTube Content ID rules apply, including restrictions on longer Shorts. On the Basic licence the music's advertising revenue flows into Artyfile's pool; on a Limited Edition share it flows back to the owners of the master.

If you would rather own a piece of the recording than licence it, the Limited Edition offers numbered shares in this master at €69.90 per 1% share, capped at twenty shares per track and entered in the Artyfile ownership register. Shareholders receive quarterly statements and a share of the recording's streaming revenue. Royalties depend on actual usage, are not guaranteed and may be zero.