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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.
An American Overture (originally titled Occasional Overture), Op. 27 is an orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten. It was composed in 1941, while Britten and his life partner, the tenor Peter Pears, lived in the United States. Personal difficulties, global events, and the desire to earn more money goaded Britten to leave England and pursue ...
Concert Overture No. 1 in D minor (1831) 24: orchestral: Overture in E minor and incidental music to Raupach's König Enzio (1832; only the Overture survives) [4] 27: orchestral: Concert Overture No. 2 in C major (1832) [4] 37: orchestral: Overture and incidental music to Guido Theodor Apel's historic drama Columbus (1834-35; only the Overture ...
The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera William Tell (original French title Guillaume Tell), composed by Gioachino Rossini. William Tell premiered in 1829 and was the last of Rossini's 39 operas, after which he went into semi-retirement (he continued to compose cantatas, sacred music and secular vocal music).
Leonore No. 3 Overture, Op. 72b (1806); one of a series of overtures composed for the opera Leonore, later renamed Fidelio. Leonore No. 3 is well known for portraying some of the major events of the plot in a condensed, purely orchestral form, most notably the distant trumpet fanfares of the finale.
Op. 123, Festival Overture with song on the Rheinweinlied for orchestra and chorus (1853) Op. 124, Albumblätter (Album Leaves) (1832–1845) (includes one piece previously part of WoO 31) Op. 125, 5 heitere Gesänge (1851) Op. 126, Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form (1853) Op. 127, 5 Lieder und Gesänge (1850–51) Op. 128, Julius Caesar ...
Music for the Theatre for orchestra (1925) Two Choruses ("The House on the Hill," "An Immortality") for chorus (1925) Piano Concerto for piano and orchestra (1926) Two Pieces for violin and piano (1926) Sentimental Melody for piano (1926) Four Piano Blues for piano (1926–48) Poet's Song for voice and piano (1927) Vocalise No.1 for voice (1928)
Murillo ou La corde du pendu (Aylic Langlé, 1853, also with music by Meyerbeer) Romulus (Dumas, Feuillet, Bocage, 1854) Le songe d'une nuit d'hiver (Plouvier, 1854) Le Brésilien, one-act 'comédie-vaudeville' by Meilhac and Halévy, songs by Offenbach, first performed at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal, 9 May 1863. The 'Ronde du Brésilien ...