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Overture
Instrumental introduction to an opera, ballet, or oratorio
For other uses, see Overture (disambiguation).
"Ouverture" redirects here. For other uses, see Ouverture (disambiguation).
Overture (from Frenchouverture, lit. "opening") is a musicinstrumental 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. These were "at first undoubtedly intended to be played at the head of a programme".[2]
The idea of an instrumental opening to opera existed during the 17th century. Peri's Euridice opens with a brief instrumental ritornello, and Monteverdi's L'Orfeo (1607) opens with a toccata, in this case a fanfare for muted trumpets. More important was the prologue, consisting of sung dialogue between allegorical characters which introduced the overarching themes of the stories depicted.[3]
French overture
[edit]Main article: French overture
As a musical form, the French overture first appears in the court ballet and operatic overtures of Jean-Baptiste Lully,[4] which he elaborated from a sim
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Triumph in adversity: Mahler Five from the Proms Festival Orchestra and Mark Wigglesworth
Freelance orchestral musicians were early victims of the pandemic as live performance ceased. Many struggled, some left the profession, new graduates from conservatories faced uncertainty. So this special concert saw the debut of the Proms Festival Orchestra, made up entirely from our leading freelance musicians. So the first hero of the evening was Hannah Bates. Listed in the programme as Orchestral Personnel Manager, she it was who made the calls to assemble these 78 musicians (as named in the programme). Her contact list should be insured by the Association of British Orchestras.
But getting skilled and experienced orchestral personnel together with the right score on the stands, does not suddenly create an orchestra or a good performance. Would allowances have to be made? Many of the players would have played Mahler's Fifth Symphony before, but never all together on one platform. The conductor would have had fairly limited time with them. It is not surprising that there was the odd orchestral smudge, or if a strand of Mahler’s busy counterpoint went missing. There were only a couple of moments when, as Sir Henry Wood, whose bust loomed above them, would say “the ensem
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