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| ⚫ | The '''''Tragic Overture''''' (German: ''Tragische Ouvertüre''), [[opus number|Op.]] 81, is a [[Overture#Concert overture|concert overture]] for [[orchestra]] written by [[Johannes Brahms]] during the summer of 1880. It premiered on 26 December 1880 in Vienna. Most performances last between twelve and fifteen minutes. |
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| ⚫ | Brahms chose the title "[[tragedy|Tragic]]" to emphasize the turbulent, tormented character of the piece, in essence a free-standing symphonic movement, in contrast to the mirthful ebullience of a companion piece he wrote the same year, the ''[[Academic Festival Overture]]''. Despite its name, the ''Tragic Overture'' does not follow any specific dramatic [[program music|program]]. Brahms was not very interested in musical storytelling and was more concerned with conveying and eliciting emotional impressions. He summed up the effective difference between the two overtures when he declared "one laughs while the other cries." Brahms quotes some material from the last movement of the [[Symphony No. 2 (Brahms)|Second Symphony]] in this overture. {{Citation needed|date=May 2013}} |
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| ⚫ | The '''''Tragic Overture''''' (German: ''Tragische Ouvertüre''), [[opus number|Op.]] 81, is a [[Overture#Concert overture|concert overture]] for [[orchestra]] written by [[Johannes Brahms]] during the summer of 1880. |
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| ⚫ | Brahms chose the title "[[tragedy|Tragic]]" to emphasize the turbulent, tormented character of the piece, in essence a free-standing symphonic movement, in contrast to the mirthful ebullience of a companion piece he wrote the same year, the ''[[Academic Festival Overture]]''. Despite its name, the ''Tragic Overture'' does not follow any specific dramatic [[program music|program]]. |
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The ''Tragic Overture'' comprises three main sections, all in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[D minor]]. |
The ''Tragic Overture'' comprises three main sections, all in the [[key (music)|key]] of [[D minor]]. |
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*''Allegro ma non troppo'' |
*''Allegro ma non troppo'' |
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*''Tempo primo ma tranquillo''. |
*''Tempo primo ma tranquillo''. |
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Theorists have disagreed in analyzing the form of the piece: Jackson finds Webster's multifarious description rather obscurist and prefers to label the work's form as a "reversed sonata design" in which the second group is recapitulated before the first, with [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s ''[[Coriolan Overture]]'' as a possible formal model.<ref>Timothy L. Jackson, "Bruckner and tragic reversed sonata form" ''Bruckner Studies'' 1997, Cambridge University Press, pp. |
Theorists have disagreed in analyzing the form of the piece: Jackson finds Webster's multifarious description rather obscurist and prefers to label the work's form as a "reversed sonata design" in which the second group is recapitulated before the first, with [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s ''[[Coriolan Overture]]'' as a possible formal model.<ref>Timothy L. Jackson, "Bruckner and tragic reversed sonata form" ''Bruckner Studies'' 1997, Cambridge University Press, pp. 172–178</ref> |
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==Instrumentation== |
==Instrumentation== |
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The work is scored for [[piccolo]], two [[flute]]s, two [[oboe]]s, two [[clarinet]]s, two [[bassoon]]s, four [[horn (instrument)|horn]]s, two [[trumpet]]s, three [[trombone]]s, [[tuba]], [[timpani]], and [[string instrument|strings]]. |
The work is scored for [[piccolo]], two [[flute]]s, two [[oboe]]s, two [[clarinet]]s, two [[bassoon]]s, four [[horn (instrument)|horn]]s, two [[trumpet]]s, three [[trombone]]s, [[tuba]], [[timpani]], and [[string instrument|strings]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* {{YouTube|id=KhatQV8AiDQ|title=Brahms' Tragic Overture in HD Quality}} |
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* [http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/piece-detail.cfm?id=3161 Program notes from the Los Angeles Philharmonic] |
* [http://www.laphil.com/philpedia/piece-detail.cfm?id=3161 Program notes from the Los Angeles Philharmonic] |
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Revision as of 05:37, 10 July 2013
The Tragic Overture (German: Tragische Ouvertüre), Op. 81, is a concert overture for orchestra written by Johannes Brahms during the summer of 1880. It premiered on 26 December 1880 in Vienna. Most performances last between twelve and fifteen minutes.
Brahms chose the title "Tragic" to emphasize the turbulent, tormented character of the piece, in essence a free-standing symphonic movement, in contrast to the mirthful ebullience of a companion piece he wrote the same year, the Academic Festival Overture. Despite its name, the Tragic Overture does not follow any specific dramatic program. Brahms was not very interested in musical storytelling and was more concerned with conveying and eliciting emotional impressions. He summed up the effective difference between the two overtures when he declared "one laughs while the other cries." Brahms quotes some material from the last movement of the Second Symphony in this overture. [citation needed]
The Tragic Overture comprises three main sections, all in the key of D minor.
- Allegro ma non troppo
- Molto più moderato
- Tempo primo ma tranquillo.
Theorists have disagreed in analyzing the form of the piece: Jackson finds Webster's multifarious description rather obscurist and prefers to label the work's form as a "reversed sonata design" in which the second group is recapitulated before the first, with Beethoven's Coriolan Overture as a possible formal model.[1]
Instrumentation
The work is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings.
References
- ^ Timothy L. Jackson, "Bruckner and tragic reversed sonata form" Bruckner Studies 1997, Cambridge University Press, pp. 172–178
External links
- Free scores by Tragic Overture at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Program notes from the Los Angeles Philharmonic
- Detailed Listening Guide using the recording by Claudio Abbado
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