Overture for Winds, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy~UL Lafayette Wind Ensemble~Homecoming Concert

UL Lafayette Wind Ensemble, William J. Hochkeppel, Conductor

Homecoming Concert "The Spice is Right" 23 October 2009

Overture for Winds (1824), Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Mendelssohn wrote this piece at the age of 15. It was originally for 11 wind players: 1 Flute, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, 1 Trumpet, 2 Horns, and 1 Serpent. It would have been a large wind band for the classical period, which usually consisted of only 8 players (2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons, and 2 Horns).

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[kageotaku]

Did you have a serpent in this recording?

[dwieselmcallister]

I wish! We used a contrabass clarinet instead. I should probably mention that in the video description...

[buckeyeba]

Wayyy too slow.

[71jcbrown]

Great job!



[malletech82]

i played triangle on this recording and it was actually very difficult for a triangle. i needed to hold it up so it could be heard so i played it with one hand. my arm and hands hurt after that