Felix Mendelssohn :: Overture for Winds, op.24, C major


 

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Mendelssohn, Felix
1809-1847
(b Hamburg, 3 Feb 1809; d Leipzig, 4 Nov 1847). German
Overture for Winds, op.24, C major <1824; rev 1838>
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Original version for 10 winds entitled Nocturno, q.v.
2 of the clarinets are in F, the other 2 in C. As for a bass brass instrument, the score indicates "corno basso," while the parts say "ophicleide."
Carus ed. Christopher Hogwood.
An arrangement by Felix Greissle for contemporary band is published by G. Schirmer.
For an arrangment for orchestra by Yoon Jae Lee, see next entry.