Felix Mendelssohn of Schlesinger. In 1824 the 15-year-old wrote his first symphony for full orchestra (in C minor, Op. 11). At age 16 Mendelssohn wrote his String Octet in E-flat major, a work which has been regarded as "mark[ing] the beginning of his maturity as a composer." This Octet and his Overture to Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", which he wrote a year later in 1826, are the best-known of his early works. (Later, in 1843, he also wrote incidental music for the play, including the famous "Wedding March".) The Overture is perhaps the earliest example of a concert overture—that is, a
Just Dream also contained footage of Decker recording the song's vocal. Decker promoted the song through TV and Radio Channels, as well as through MySpace. In 2007, "This is not Retro" stated: "When I first heard "Just Dream" it started off by sounding totally different to what I was expecting, but by the end I was going 'Of course... it couldn't be anyone but Carol Decker', which is a good trick I think! There's a real dancey-club sheen to the song, particularly at the beginning... it sounds like the track could be given the full dance remix treatment." Just Dream "Just Dream"