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Musical overtures can be: Instrumental pieces that precede a stage production; One-movement pieces for concert performance or specific occasions (concert overtures); Baroque suites, in that case synonym to "Ouverture".
Pages in category "Concert overtures" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 1812 Overture; A.
Next to the actual, finalized Fidelio overture, this is the most commonly performed version, and still sometimes replaces the Fidelio overture in some productions. Egmont Overture , Op. 84 Wellington's Victory , Op. 91 is also known as the Battle Symphony and describes the battle between the French and British armies outside the Spanish town of ...
Overture (from French ouverture, lit. "opening") is a music instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. [1] During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overtures which were independent, self-existing, instrumental, programmatic works that foreshadowed genres such as the symphonic poem.
Overture to Of Thee I Sing (1931), for orchestra. The shortest Broadway overture written by Gershwin. It is also the least episodic of his overtures. Only two songs are quoted in the overture, the rest are only referenced in fragments and repeating musical cells. Also features Gershwin's only known violin cadenza.
This is a list of musical genres within the context of classical music, organized according to the corresponding periods in which they arose or became common. Various terms can be used to classify a classical music composition, mainly including genre, form , compositional technique and style.
A cover version combining elements of multiple pre-existing songs is a cover medley. A medley is the most common form of overture for musical theatre productions. In Latin music , medleys are known as potpourrís or mosaicos ; the latter were popularized by artists such as Roberto Faz and Billo Frómeta , and most commonly consist of boleros ...
These musical statue gardens, known as concert overtures worked as vehicles "within which to blend musical, narrative and pictoral ideas." [33] Examples included Mendelssohn's overtures A Midsummer Night's Dream (1826) and The Hebrides (1830). [33] Eventually, composers built bigger gardens, otherwise known as symphonic poems.