Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Overture for Wind Band op.24
for Concert Band - Score and Parts
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Overture for Wind Band op.24
for Concert Band - Score and Parts
- Instrumentation Concert Band
- Composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
- Editor R. Mark Rogers
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Difficulty Level
- Edition Score and Parts
- Publisher Southern Music Company
- Order no. SMC-RMR4CB
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Description:
Felix Mendelssohn composed the first of his two works for wind band in 1824 at the age of 15. This work, originally entitled Notturno, was scored for eleven winds. It was later rescored for a much larger contingent and publishedas Overture for Wind Band. The work is in two main sections, an extended andante introduction and the main body of the overture marked allegro vivace. While not generally considered one of Mendelssohn's masterworks, the Overtureof Band is nonetheless a valuable part of the band's early repertoire. This edition replaces the obsolete instruments with their modern versions and resolves many inconsistencies that plagued the original score.