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Poet and Peasant and Light Cavalry are among the most famous overtures ever written". [26] To these, the music critic Andrew Lamb adds as outstanding among Suppé's overtures those to Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien (Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna, 1844), Pique Dame (Queen of Spades, 1862), Flotte Bursche (Jolly Students, 1863 ...
Overtures were popular in 1950s and 1960s Hollywood musicals (particularly those of Rodgers and Hammerstein) but have become less common since. [1] In many cases, these overtures have been cut from TV and video releases and can only be found on "restored" DVD, Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray versions, if at all.
Op. 123, Festival Overture with song on the Rheinweinlied for orchestra and chorus (1853) Op. 124, Albumblätter (Album Leaves) (1832–1845) (includes one piece previously part of WoO 31) Op. 125, 5 heitere Gesänge (1851) Op. 126, Seven Piano Pieces in Fughetta Form (1853) Op. 127, 5 Lieder und Gesänge (1850–51) Op. 128, Julius Caesar ...
Overture to Strike Up the Band (1927/revised 1930), the longest and most complex of the overtures for Gershwin's broadway shows, several sections are polytonal/atonal; March from Strike Up the Band (1927) is a very popular musical interlude from the 1927 stage musical of the same title.
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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An American Overture (originally titled Occasional Overture), Op. 27 is an orchestral composition by Benjamin Britten. It was composed in 1941, while Britten and his life partner, the tenor Peter Pears, lived in the United States. Personal difficulties, global events, and the desire to earn more money goaded Britten to leave England and pursue ...