Talk:Hebrides Overture

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An entry from Hebrides Overture appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 8 November 2006.

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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)

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)