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  2. Overture - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. French overture - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of films with overtures - Wikipedia

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    Dancer in the Dark (2000) (overture played with closed curtains in European theaters, released instead with an accompanying collage of paintings for (curtain-less) US cinemas) Kingdom of Heaven (2005) (the director's cut is a roadshow presentation) Tron: Legacy (2010) (theatrical premiere only; the short overture is included in the soundtrack ...

  5. William Tell Overture - Wikipedia

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    The William Tell Overture is the overture to the opera William Tell (original French title Guillaume Tell), whose music was 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).

  6. 1812 Overture - Wikipedia

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    The Year 1812, Solemn Overture, Op. 49, popularly known as the 1812 Overture, [1] is a concert overture in E ♭ major written in 1880 by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. The piece commemorates Russia 's successful defense against the French invasion of the nation in 1812.

  7. The Hebrides (overture) - Wikipedia

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    The overture consists of two primary themes; the opening notes of the overture state the theme Mendelssohn wrote while visiting the cave, and is played initially by the violas, cellos, and bassoons. [11] This lyrical theme, suggestive of the power and stunning beauty of the cave, is intended to develop feelings of loneliness and solitude.

  8. Orchestral suites (Bach) - Wikipedia

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    Bach did write several other ouverture (suites) for solo instruments, notably the Cello Suite no. 5, BWV 1011, which also exists in the autograph Lute Suite in G minor, BWV 995, the Keyboard Partita no. 4 in D, BWV 828, and the Overture in the French style, BWV 831 for keyboard.

  9. Overture (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Overture, a 2018 novel by Zlatko Topčić; Overture, a 2015 action-adventure game; Overture Center, a performing arts center and art gallery in Madison, Wisconsin; Penumbra: Overture, a survival horror PC video game, the first installment of the Penumbra series by Frictional Games