Program:
The Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis
The Overture of Don Giovanni
Leonora Overture No. 3
Tannhauser Overture
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture
Hebrides Overture
A brief survey of some influential overtures from Classical to early Romantic composers--this playlist leads into a broader investigation of how the symphonic poem came to be, and how the overture evolved and was distilled to contribute to a different form/style of composition.
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