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Fingals Cave

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Fingal's Cave , cavern, 227 ft (69 m) long, celebrated for its unusual beauty, on Staffa island, one of the Inner Hebrides, W Scotland. The entrance is an archway supported by basaltic columns 20 to 40 ft (6.1-12.2 m) high. The cave is inundated by the sea. Felix Mendelssohn composed an overture called The Hebrides or Fingal's Cave. Author not available, FINGAL'S CAVE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Fingal's Cave
Fingal's Cave (The Hebrides) ( Die Hebriden ( Fingals Höhle )). Ov. in B minor, Op.26, by Mendelssohn, who is said to have invented the prin. theme while on a visit to the Hebrides... Read more
Mendelssohn, (Jakob Ludwig) (Felix
...1830–2); ov. Ruy Blas , Op.95 (1839), ov. A Midsummer Night's Dream , Op.21 (1826), ov. Hebrides ( Fingal's Cave (Fingals Höhle) ), Op.26 (1830, rev. 1832); Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt ( Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage... Read more

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