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Famous overtures
Twelve overtures from Mozart's Figaro to Bernstein's Candide, each a complete piece in a few minutes.
Mozart → Beethoven → Rossini → Weber → Mendelssohn → Wagner → Berlioz → Offenbach → Brahms → Tchaikovsky → Bernstein
Egmont Overture, Op. 84
This guide follows Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (1810) in one part (sonata form).
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A long, heavy F minor chord opens the , followed by the slow rhythm. A descending scale builds, louder and faster, into the . The ( A) is a falling arpeggio in the cellos. The ( B), in A-flat major, is a quicker version of the tune. Then the begins, and both themes in the . After a sudden silence, which stands for Egmont's death, the sounds the Victory Symphony in F major.
- : A
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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