Romanticism in Scotland Perhaps the most influential composer of the first half of the nineteenth century was the German Felix Mendelssohn, who visited Britain ten times, for a total of twenty months, from 1829. Scotland inspired two of his most famous works, the overture "Fingal's Cave" (also known as the "Hebrides Overture") and the "Scottish Symphony" (Symphony No. 3). On his last visit to England in 1847, he conducted his own "Scottish Symphony" with the Philharmonic Orchestra before Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Max Bruch (1838–1920) composed the "Scottish Fantasy" (1880) for violin and orchestra, which includes an arrangement of the tune "Hey
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