What is the inspiration for this piece of Mendelssohn's music? While in the Hebrides, what did Mendelssohn send to his sister Franny and why? In what way was his overture unique?

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Pippin

27 March, 20:03

What is the inspiration for this piece of Mendelssohn's music? While in the Hebrides, what did Mendelssohn send to his sister Franny and why? In what way was his overture unique?

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1. It was from a view in Oban, the Hebrides island affected him to a great extent and his romantic experience being so taken by fingal's case atmosphere.

2. A postcard was sent by him to his sister.

3. It was unique in the sense that it was a copy of the first few bars he had heard from the waves around fingal's cave.

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Mendelssohn's travel to Scotland was part of his tour in Europe in his early 20's. He was captivated by an encounter in Staffa. Fingal's Cave is over sixty metres deep and the sounds waves inside it rumble out for miles. The deep and rolling melodies was captured by Mendelssohn. Mendelssohn victorious scored a music and wrote Fingal's cave without any doubt that his Hebrides overture was inspired by the beautiful landscape of Scotland.