| Title | Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | Notturno from Ein Sommernachtstraum | |||
| Opus number | Op. 61, No. 7 | |||
| Composer | Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | E major | |||
| Range | C♮4–E6 | |||
| Time signature | 3/4 | |||
| Tempo | 60 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 6:25 | |||
| Difficulty level | easy | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (91 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (3.1 MB) | |||
| Date added | 2014-07-14 | |||
| Last updated | 2014-07-14 | |||
| Download popularity index |   2.5 (popular) | |||
| Categories |
Nocturnes, Romantic | |||
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This calm Nocturne, with its famous French horn solo, was written by Felix Mendelssohn in 1842, as part of his incidental music to Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Today, it is often played as an independent piece, just like the popular Wedding March, also from the same work.
Thanks to Kaylee for suggesting this piece!
| 1. | Scherzo | Flute duet |
| 7. | Nocturne | Flute solo |
| 9. | Wedding March | Flute duet |
