The Hebrides (overture) The Hebrides (overture) Felix Mendelssohn's concert overture The Hebrides (; ) was composed in 1830, revised in 1832, and published the next year as his Op. 26. Some consider it an early tone poem. It was inspired by one of Mendelssohn's trips to the British Isles, specifically an 1829 excursion to the Scottish island of Staffa, with its basalt sea cave known as Fingal's Cave. It is not known whether Mendelssohn set foot on the island, the cave being best visible from the water, but the composer reported that he immediately jotted down the opening theme for his composition. He
Overture (The Who song) Overture (The Who song) "Overture" is a song by English rock band The Who, written by Pete Townshend. The track is one of three instrumental tracks released on "Tommy", although it does feature some lyrics towards the end; the other two being "Underture" and "Sparks". On 9 October 1970, the song was released as the b-side of "See Me, Feel Me" - which did not chart - and was titled "Overture from Tommy". As an overture the song features samples of Tommy's most famous songs: There is no pause between the tracks "Overture" and "It's a Boy" so the songs