Rossini's William Tell Overture

Sometimes, when we listen to music, classical especially, we only remember one portion of the piece or as in this case; only one line of the song and we're able to name it off the top of our heads. But do we actually know what was going on during the time that it was written, or what the author/composer or whoever is performing the piece trying to portray? Well, what you are about to read is something that I had to write in regards to the William Tell Overture for one of my college classes. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you:

WILLIAM TELL
Rossini started his career in the house of opera,
During the Romantic Era.
After writing the barber of Seville, he wrote Otello,
Back then never knowing his music wasn't so mellow.

The only way to move with the times,
Rossini did more than cross some lines.
to break away from the old style,
He had to go the extra mile.

Leaving the comforts of home, he traveled north,
Where ticket-goers get their money's worth.
writing a piece he knew would sell,
He wrote the overture to Schiller's William Tell.

In the nineteenth century, Europe did things slowly,
One of the countries doing this was that of Italy.
France was the next one to do this slow melody,
Even add some century old harmony.

The cellos lay the foundation of a cherry day,
with strings of violas and violins to come their way.
Only to disrupt the norm,
Not to warn of an upcoming storm.

Flutes and piccolos portraying a false coloration,
Just to play with the listener's imagination.
A joint of drums and trombones to raise the final blow,
Will the storm end? I only hope so!

After the storm, one's taken far away it may seem,
Plucking of strings, we're taken to the countryside green.
There the trumpets declare in all their glory,
A gallop, a call to arms for the Swiss victory!

As all the instruments play together to end the story,
Cymbals going like the running of horse hooves.
Bassoons and strings gets someone in grooves,
To finish the greatest part in Swiss' history.

So the next time you hear this music,
It hopefully won't take as much logic.
To remember the piece Rossini knew would sell,
His overture to Schiller's William Tell.