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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.
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".
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.
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D 797, Music for Schauspiel Rosamunde, Fürstin von Zypern for alto, mixed choir and orchestra (1823, Overture and nine numbers; first published as Op. 26) D 918 , Opera Der Graf von Gleichen for four sopranos, two tenors, six basses, mixed choir and orchestra (1827, in two acts; unfinished – sketches of eleven numbers for Act I and nine ...
Later examples can be found as the opening movement of each of Johann Sebastian Bach's orchestral suites, Partita in D major, BWV 828, C minor Cello Suite, BWV 1011, and as an opening to many operas and oratorios by George Frideric Handel (including Messiah and Giulio Cesare). The 16th of Bach's Goldberg Variations is a miniature French overture.
The music was composed between 1845 and 1854, and began as an overture to Liszt's choral cycle Les quatre élémens (The Four Elements), then revised as a stand-alone concert overture, with a new title referring to a poem by Alphonse de Lamartine. Its premiere was on 23 February 1854, conducted by Liszt himself.