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The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43

18015 min

This guide follows Beethoven’s The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43 (1801) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim, Douglas Bostock (2020)

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– Sonata form0:03–5:14

A slow fills the first 16 . Sustained chords with a hint of F major keep the harmony unsettled before C major is confirmed. The begins the , with the violins in running notes. The flutes take the . There is hardly a : woodwinds and strings trade short exchanges, and then the first and after it the second. A forceful follows.

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Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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