Felix Mendelssohn :: Nocturno


 

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Mendelssohn, Felix
1809-1847
(b Hamburg, 3 Feb 1809; d Leipzig, 4 Nov 1847). German
Nocturno <1824–1826>
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The "corno di basso" (i.e., serpent) was probably considered optional by the composer, who referred to this piece as being for 10 winds.
This work was later revised for full wind band as
Overture for Winds, op.24, C major, q.v.
Ed. Christopher Hogwood.