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Gioachino Rossini William Tell Overture
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Weather in Music
Depicting a thunderstorm in music was one of Rossini's specialties. Here are some more examples of musical thunderstorms.
1. What work by Beethoven includes a storm?
Symphony No. 3 Eroica
Symphony No. 6 Pastoral
Symphony No. 9 Choral
Fur Elise
2.A thunder sheet is a
large piece of flexible metal that is shaken to make the sound of thunder
sail
tent
canvas cover
3. Voices as well as instruments can imitate thunderstorms.
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