Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 overture |
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Composition Year | 1829-30 (08-07 to 12-16); revised 1832 (June 6 to 20), 1833 (11-29) |
Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
Work Title | Die Hebriden |
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Alternative. Title | Zur einsamen Insel; To the Lonely Island; Fingalshöhle; Fingal's Cave |
Name Translations | Les Hébrides; The Hebrides; Las Hébridas; Hebrides Overture; Ouverture Le Ebridi; |
Name Aliases | Las Hebridas; 芬格尔山洞; 赫布里底群岛序曲; 赫布里底序曲; 芬格尔山洞序曲; ヘブリディーズ |
Authorities | WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179424905; LCCN: n81015453; GND: 300101597; BNF: 13930414j |
Composer | Mendelssohn, Felix |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.26 ; MWV P 7 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IFM 55 |
Key | B minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 overture
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1829-30 (08-07 to 12-16); revised 1832 (June 6 to 20), 1833 (11-29) |
First Performance. | 1832-05-14 in London |
First Publication. | 1833 - London: Mori & Lavenu // Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel (piano arr.) 1834, 1835 - Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel (parts, score) |
Dedication | Franz Hauser (1794–1870) (German first edition) Philharmonic Society (English first edition) Friedrich Wilhelm IV (1795–1861) (first full score) |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 9 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | orchestra |
InstrDetail | 2, 2, 2, 2 - 2, 2, 0, 0, timp, strs |
External Links | Wikipedia article All Music Guide |
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