Mendelssohn, Felix
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Performance of Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, cadenza. Video from www.violinmasterclass.com
Official classification: Violin, Concerto, Classical Pieces, Video, Mendelssohn, Felix, Performance video clip, Unit 14. The concerto, Violinmasterclass.com
Written by German Romantic composer Felix Mendelssohn as incidental music for Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream in 1842.
KS1/2 idea; a good example of music for particular purpose, as it is widely known and used for weddings to this day. Often played on the church organ but this is a wonderful full orchestra version, great for pupils to identify brass, string and percussion instrument sounds.
Official classification: Brass, Bowed Strings, The Romantic Period, Weddings, Orchestras, Classical Pieces, Audio, Mendelssohn, Felix, Curriculum support, March
Also known as Fingal's Cave inspired by a cavern known as Fingal's Cave on Staffa, an island in the Hebrides. Good example of Orchestral, descriptive music from the Romantic era.
Official classification: Overture, The Romantic Period, Orchestras, Classical Pieces, Audio, Mendelssohn, Felix, Scotland, Programme Music, Curriculum support, Unit 11. The overture
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