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Schumann started writing the music in mid-January 1851. His wife Clara noted in her diary on 17 January that he was now working on the overture. [9] He wrote out the full score between 27 January and 2 February, finishing it only a few days before he conducted the premiere of his 3rd Symphony, "Rhenish" (6 February). [10]
Among the most notable were Thomas Morley, Henry Purcell, Matthew Locke, Thomas Arne, William Linley, Sir Henry Bishop, and Sir Arthur Sullivan. Felix Mendelssohn’s overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1826) was a descriptive piece intended for concert performance, though he later added incidental music for a production of the play in ...
The near-contemporary music scholar George Grove called it "the greatest marvel of early maturity that the world has ever seen in music". [2] It was written as a concert overture, not associated with any performance of the play. The overture was written after Mendelssohn had read a German translation of the play in 1826.
Music based on The Tempest (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Music based on works by William Shakespeare" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
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.
Roger Quilter ca. 1922. Roger Cuthbert Quilter (1 November 1877 – 21 September 1953) was a British composer, known particularly for his art songs.His songs, which number over a hundred, often set music to text by William Shakespeare and are a mainstay of the English art song tradition.
from music written 1867–71 1. Overture 2. Serenade 3. Minuet (Old Style) 4. Sun Dance 5. Fairy Pipers 6. Slumber Scene 7. Fairies and Giants: C. Lee Williams [2] — Novello 1b: 1908: The Wand of Youth, Suite No. 2: orchestral: from music written 1867–71 1. March 2. The Little Bells (Scherzino) 3. Moths and Butterflies (Dance) 4. Fountain ...
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 64, is an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears from William Shakespeare's play, A Midsummer Night's Dream. It was premiered on 11 June 1960 at the Aldeburgh Festival, conducted by the composer and with set and costume designs by Carl Toms. [1]