Romantic · 1830
Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)
F. MendelssohnOp. 26
- Key
- Bm
- Time
- C
- Tempo
- ♩=80
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Concert overture inspired by Mendelssohn's 1829 visit to Fingal's Cave on Staffa, Scotland. Sea-storm imagery throughout.
Teaching points
- Programmatic seascape
- Cellos + violas open with rocking-wave figure
- AO3: programmatic concert overture
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf + Bärenreiter, PD.