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Zur Namensfeier (English: For the Name Day), Op. 115, is a symphonic overture in C major by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1815 and first performed on Christmas Day 1815. It is dedicated to Polish prince Antoni Radziwiłł, who is remembered for his patronage of the arts who supported others like Paganini, Goethe and Chopin. The piece was never one of Beethoven's more popular works and is seldom played today.

Its title refers to the feast of St Francis of Assisi, 4 October, the name day of the Austrian emperor Franz I, and while Beethoven made an attempt to complete the work for this day in 1814, he was unable to finish it in time, so he set aside work on it until the following spring. The theme at the beginning is related to that which he used to set Schiller's "Ode to Joy" in his Ninth Symphony nine years later.

In spite of its late opus number, it is a middle-period composition. Beethoven used ideas which he had sketched between 1810 and 1814; his earliest "late period" compositions are usually dated to 1816.^[1]

Instrumentation

The overture is scored for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in C, 2 bassoons, 2 trumpets in C, 4 horns in C, timpani in C and G, and strings.

Notes

^ Kerman, Joseph; Tyson, Alan: "Ludwig van Beethoven", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy.

External links

Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
John Palmer. Namensfeier (Name-Day Celebration) Overture, for orchestra in C major, Op. 115 at AllMusic
Animated score on YouTube, Vienna Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado conducting

[1] Kerman, Joseph; Tyson, Alan: "Ludwig van Beethoven", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy.

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-'''''Zur Namensfeier''''' (French: ''[[:fr:Jour de fête (Beethoven)|Jour de fête]]'', English: ''Feastday'' or ''[[Name day]]''), [[Opus number|op.]] 115, is a [[overture|symphonic overture]] in C major by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]] completed in 1815, and first performed on Christmas Day 1815. It is dedicated to Polish prince [[Antoni Radziwiłł]], who is remembered for his patronage of the arts. The piece is seldom played.
+'''{{lang|de|Zur Namensfeier}}''' (English: ''For the [[Name Day]]''), [[Opus number|Op.]] 115, is a symphonic [[overture]] in [[C major]] by [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], completed in 1815 and first performed on Christmas Day 1815. It is dedicated to Polish prince [[Antoni Radziwiłł]], who is remembered for his patronage of the arts who supported others like [[Niccolò Paganini|Paganini]], [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]] and [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]. The piece was never one of Beethoven's more popular works and is seldom played today.
-Its title refers to the feast of St Francis of Assisi, the name day of the Austrian emperor Franz I, 4 October, and while Beethoven made an attempt to complete the work for this day in 1814, he was unable to finish it in time, so he set aside work on it until the following spring. The theme at the beginning is related to that which he used to set [[Friedrich von Schiller|Schiller's]] [[Ode to Joy]] in his [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] nine years later.
+Its title refers to the feast of [[St Francis of Assisi]], 4 October, the name day of the Austrian emperor [[Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor|Franz I]], and while Beethoven made an attempt to complete the work for this day in 1814, he was unable to finish it in time, so he set aside work on it until the following spring. The theme at the beginning is related to that which he used to set [[Friedrich Schiller|Schiller's]] "[[Ode to Joy]]" in his [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)|Ninth Symphony]] nine years later.
-In spite of its late opus number, it is a [[Beethoven#The three periods|middle-period]] composition. He used ideas which he had sketched between 1810 and 1814; his earliest "late period" compositions are usually dated to 1816.<ref>Kerman/Tyson, Grove</ref>
+In spite of its late opus number, it is a [[Ludwig van Beethoven#The middle period|middle-period]] composition. Beethoven used ideas which he had [[Sketch (music)|sketched]] between 1810 and 1814; his earliest "late period" compositions are usually dated to 1816.<ref>[[Joseph Kerman|Kerman, Joseph]]; [[Alan Tyson|Tyson, Alan]]: "Ludwig van Beethoven", ''[[Grove Music Online]]'', ed. L. Macy.</ref>
+== Instrumentation ==
+The overture is scored for 2 [[flute|flutes]], 2 [[oboe|oboes]], 2 [[clarinet|clarinets]] in C, 2 [[bassoon|bassoons]], 2 [[trumpet|trumpets]] in C, 4 [[French horn|horns]] in C, [[timpani]] in C and G, and strings.
 == Notes ==
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+{{reflist}}
-== References ==
-* Lecompte Michel, ''Guide illustré de la musique symphonique de Beethoven'', Fayard, 1995 ISBN 2-213-03091-X
-* Kerman, Joseph /Tyson, Alan: "Ludwig van Beethoven", ''Grove Music Online'', ed. L. Macy (Accessed 14 December 2006), [http://www.grovemusic.com (subscription access)]
 == External links ==
-* {{IMSLP2|id=Name Day Overture, Op.115 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)|cname=Name Day Overture}}
+* {{IMSLP|work=Namensfeier Overture, Op.115 (Beethoven, Ludwig van)|cname=''Namensfeier Overture'', Op. 115}}
+* {{AllMusic|class=composition|id=mc0002362407|title=Namensfeier (Name-Day Celebration) Overture, for orchestra in C major, Op. 115|author=John Palmer}}
+* {{YouTube|KAowZMgyef4|Animated score}}, [[Vienna Philharmonic]], [[Claudio Abbado]] conducting
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+[[Category:Concert overtures]]
+[[Category:Music dedicated to benefactors or patrons]]
+[[Category:Music dedicated to nobility or royalty]]
 [[Category:Compositions in C major]]

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