This piece ends with a flute accompanying a solo clarinet which recapitulates the main theme. Its undulating opening theme is
This piece ends with a flute accompanying a solo clarinet which recapitulates the main theme. Its undulating opening theme is played by the violins, cellos, and bassoons, before this piece's key switches to F minor and B-flat minor herald the coming of rain. The trumpets enter pianissimo during the climax of this piece, which uses a downward chromatic slide by the woodwinds to represent a huge wave, part of a storm signified by rising bass lines and dynamic arches. Initially titled "The Lonely Island" and dedicated to Frederick William IV of Prussia, this piece is sometimes named for Fingal's Cave. For 10 points, identify this overture by Felix Mendelssohn named for an archipelago off the coast of Scotland.
This piece ends with a flute accompanying a solo clarinet which recapitulates the main theme.
Hebrides Overture [or Fingal's Cave overture before mentioned; or Felix Mendelssohn's Opus 26]