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Urner Tellspiel. The Urner Tellspiel ( German: Tell Play of Uri) is the earliest surviving written version of a William Tell play. The debut performance of Urner Tellspiel (whose full title reads Ein hüpsch Spyl gehalten zuo Ury in der Eydgnoschafft) was probably held in winter 1512/1513 in Altdorf, Uri. [1]
William Tell Overture by Gioachino Rossini, played by the Portsmouth Sinfonia (opening, 1974) The Portsmouth Sinfonia was an English orchestra founded by a group of students at the Portsmouth School of Art in 1970. The Sinfonia was generally open to anyone and ended up drawing players who were either people without musical training or, if they ...
William Tell (German: Wilhelm Tell) is a 1934 German-Swiss historical drama film directed by Heinz Paul and starring Hans Marr, Conrad Veidt and Emmy Göring. It is based on the 1804 play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller about the Swiss folk hero William Tell. It was made in Germany by Terra Film, with a separate English-language version ...
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Rossini. The " William Tell Overture " is a piece of music by Gioachino Rossini. He wrote it for his opera, William Tell. The opera was first performed in 1829. The overture has four sections: Dawn; Storm; Call to the Cows; often used in animated cartoons to signify daybreak. March of the Swiss Soldiers; famous for being the theme music for the ...
William Tell Overture (Spike Jones song) Spike Jones and his City Slickers recorded a musical parody that uses themes from Gioachino Rossini 's William Tell Overture along with sound effects and humorous horse race calls performed by Doodles Weaver in the style of the famous announcer Clem McCarthy . Jones released his version as a single in ...
Musical road. A musical road is a road, or section of a road, which when driven over causes a tactile vibration and audible rumbling that can be felt through the wheels and body of the vehicle. This rumbling is heard within the car as well as the surrounding area, in the form of a musical tune. [1]
