Italian overture — Italian overture, Music. a type of baroque overture having three movements in a fast slow fast tempo … Useful english dictionary
Overture (1958 film) — Overture Directed by Gian Luigi Polidoro Produced by Thorold Dickinson Distributed by National Film Board of Canada Release … Wikipedia
Overture — For other uses, see Overture (disambiguation). Overture (from the French ouverture, meaning opening) in music is the instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or, occasionally, instrumental composition. During the early Romantic era,… … Wikipedia
overture — /oh veuhr cheuhr, choor /, n., v., overtured, overturing. n. 1. an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer: overtures of peace; a shy man who rarely made… … Universalium
Overture Respighiana — (Overtura Respighiana) was composed by Salvatore Di Vittorio in 2008, as an homage to Ottorino Respighi. The work was written one year before Di Vittorio s completion of Respighi s rediscovered first Violin Concerto in A Major. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
Overture di Ballo — Sullivan, c. 1870 The Overture di Ballo is a concert overture by Arthur Sullivan. Its first performance was in August 1870 at the Birmingham Triennial Festival, conducted by the composer. It predates all his work with W. S. Gilbert, and is his… … Wikipedia
Italian Concerto, BWV 971 — The Italian Concerto , BWV 971, original title: Concerto nach Italienischem Gusto ( Concerto after the Italian taste ), published in 1735 as the first half of Clavier übung II, along with the Overture in the French style , is a three movement… … Wikipedia
Overture in the French style, BWV 831 — For the musical form, see French overture. The Overture in the French style, BWV 831, original title Ouvertüre nach Französischer Art, also known as the French Overture and published as the second half of Clavier Übung II in 1735 (along with the… … Wikipedia
Overture to an Italian Comedy — The Overture to an Italian Comedy for orchestra was composed in 1936 by Australian composer Arthur Benjamin; it was first performed in London on 2 March 1937, under the direction of Gordon Jacob. The piece opens fortissimo, presenting its first… … Wikipedia
French overture — The French overture is a musical form widely used in the Baroque period. It is in three parts: the first is slow, often with double dotted rhythms (a double dotted crotchet followed by a semiquaver), the second is quick and fugal, and the first… … Wikipedia
