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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.
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 ...
Note: The "lost overture" to King Kong (1933), which first premiered on the channel Turner Classic Movies in 2005 and was released on DVD that same year, is in fact a montage of music recordings from the film spliced together for that specific release. There was no overture in the original release.
The French overture is a musical form widely used in the Baroque period. Its basic formal division is into two parts, which are usually enclosed by double bars and repeat signs. Its basic formal division is into two parts, which are usually enclosed by double bars and repeat signs.
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Overture di Ballo; Overture in A minor; Overture in C, "In Memoriam" Overture in E major and Ballet Scene; Overture in G major (Cherubini) Overture on Hebrew Themes; Overture Respighiana; The Myth of Falcon; Overture to a Picaresque Comedy; Overture to an Italian Comedy
The substantial overture commences with the theme of the 'Pilgrim's Chorus' from act 3, scene 1, and also includes elements of the 'Venusberg' music from act 1, scene 1. The overture is frequently performed as a separate item in orchestral concerts, the first such performance having been given by Felix Mendelssohn conducting the Leipzig ...
The Overture Maslenitsa, Op. 36, was composed by Airat Ichmouratov during the years of 2012 and 2013. It was commissioned and premiered in Chicoutimi , Canada on 24 February 2013 by L'Orchestre Symphonique du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean under the baton of French-Canadian conductor Jacques Clément.