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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 ...
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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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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.
"Bayram" overture (or Overture for big symphony orchestra) is an overture written by Soltan Hajibeyov in 1956. The overture was performed for the first time in 1956 by the Azerbaijan State Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of conductor Niyazi at the first congress of Azerbaijani composers in Baku .
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