Romantic · 1842
Symphony No. 3 'Scottish'
F. MendelssohnOp. 56
- Key
- Am
- Time
- 3/4
- Tempo
- ♩=60
- AO focus
- AO3
Incipit
Form
Andante con moto + Allegro un poco agitato. Sketched after Mendelssohn's 1829 Scottish tour.
Teaching points
- Scottish tour programme
- Atmospheric A minor opening
- AO3: nationalism + tourism in 19th-century symphony
Full score ↓Public domain
Breitkopf + Bärenreiter, PD.