ROSSINI - William Tell Overture (Complete Overture)
from Ted Sladovich Hosted by Ted Sladovich
The famed William Tell Overture. The overture is in four parts: 1. Dawn: Slow passage for five solo cellos and double-basses. You'll hear a hint of timpani representing an impending storm, along with staccato woodwinds depicting raindrops. -2. Storm: Full use of orchestra for a thunderstorm. 3. Pastorale: You'll recognize this being parodied/quoted in cartoons and movies and usually depicted for dawn for some reason. Solos with English Horn and Flute plus accompanying pizzicato in the string section. 4. March of the Swiss Soldiers: A "gallop" representing the victorious battle to liberate the Swiss homeland from Austrian repression. You'll recognize it as the theme to "The Lone Ranger." Note that ht overture starts out VERY soft; the thunderstorm is VERY loud; the Pastorale is very soft and the March of the Swiss Soldiers can get VERY loud... so keep your fingers on the volume to adjust if needed. "Hiho Silver!" ;-) This work was performed by me utilizing: - Notion 6 by Presonus - Vienna Instruments by Vienna Symphonic Library NOTE TO THOSE CLAIMING COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP: The overture is in the Public Domain worldwide. The recording is my own performance and is copyrighted. (c) 2018 by Theodore Sladovich, Jr.
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