Talk:The Hebrides (overture)

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Did you know... that the Hebrides Overture, also known as Fingal's Cave and composed by Mendelssohn, was inspired by the famous cave off the coast of Scotland?

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This overture is in B minor; it's scored for flutes, oboes, A clarinets, bassoons, D horns and trumpets, and a string orchestra; it appears to be in sonata form; it modulates to F minor in the middle; and that's about all I know.--Stratford15 21:55, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The scoring also includes timpani on B and F-sharp. The piece is in sonata form, but with the unusual variant that the development section begins in the tonic (B minor) rather than the secondary key (D major) or a different foreign key. There are several modulations and the one to F minor is among the less significant from a structural standpoint, given that the piece moves to B-flat minor a mere seven measures later and then initiates a long sequence. (The move to F minor is accompanied by a key signature change in most parts, but this is not a valid basis for establishing structural significance.) 71.119.192.125 04:13, 29 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Name

Here's another fact for you. He named it "Die Hebriden", which translates to "The Hebrides", not just "Hebrides". My Grove lists it as 'The Hebrides' Overture.

When we talk of this piece, we're tempted to think we say things like "I love listening to the Hebrides Overture", when what we really say is "I love listening to The Hebrides Overture".

So, what do we call it:

Overture "The Hebrides"
"The Hebrides" Overture
The Hebrides Overture
something else? -- Jack of Oz [your turn] 11:39, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The Library of Congress has established that the name is "Die Hebriden", i.e. The Hebrides. -- kosboot (talk) 11:52, 3 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you (belatedly). So, it does need the word "The" included, and it should be called The Hebrides (overture) to distinguish it from the article about the actual geographical place The Hebrides (which is a redirect to Hebrides). -- Jack of Oz ^{[your turn]} 01:22, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sentence issue

The sentence in the current article "The cave at that time was approximately 35 feet (11 m) high and over 200 feet (61 m) deep, and contained colorful pillars of basalt" is too far from the preceding statement that the work was inspired by a cave in Scotland. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.199.215.130 (talk) 17:37, 29 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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