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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
Der Freischütz Overture, Op. 77, J. 277
This guide follows Weber’s Der Freischütz Overture, Op. 77, J. 277 (1820) in one part (sonata form).
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The horns open the slow like hunting horns, and a shivering string disturbs them. The fast section begins with the first , stormy, restless C minor music tied to Max's first-act . Agathe's soaring tune in C major, shared by clarinet and strings, gives the contrast at the . The sets good against evil, and then the follows. In the , full-orchestra chords after a pause lead to Agathe's tune and a joyful .
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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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