Rossini - william tell - trumpet entry - Classical Music - 03.10 - overture, romantic, orchestra - The "William Tell Overture" is the instrumental introduction to the opera William Tell by Gioachino Rossini composed in 1829. Finale - ultra-dynamic "cavalry charge" galop heralded by trumpets and played by full orchestra; this segment is often used in popular media to denote galloping horses and became the Lone Ranger theme music