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The '''''Faust Overture''''' is a [[concert overture]] composed by German composer [[Richard Wagner]]. Wagner originally composed it from 1839-40, intending it to be the first movement of a ''Faust Symphony'' based on the play ''[[Faust Part One | Faust]]'' by German play wright [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]. Realizing that he would not finish the planned [[symphony]], Wagner revised the piece from 1843-44, incorporating ideas from the other planned movements, and creating instead a single-movement concert overture. He made a final revision in 1855. See also [[Faust Symphony]] by [[Franz Liszt]]. |
The '''''Faust Overture''''' is a [[concert overture]] composed by German composer [[Richard Wagner]]. Wagner originally composed it from 1839-40, intending it to be the first movement of a ''Faust Symphony'' based on the play ''[[Faust Part One | Faust]]'' by German play wright [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]. Realizing that he would not finish the planned [[symphony]], Wagner revised the piece from 1843-44, incorporating ideas from the other planned movements, and creating instead a single-movement concert overture. He made a final revision in 1855. See also [[Faust Symphony]] by [[Franz Liszt]]. |
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== References == |
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*Westernhagen, Curt von. ''Wagner: A Biography''. Cambridge University Press: New York, NY 1978. |
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*Culshaw, John. ''Wagner: The Man and His Music''. Dutton: New York, NY 1978. |
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Revision as of 02:15, 30 August 2006
The Faust Overture is a concert overture composed by German composer Richard Wagner. Wagner originally composed it from 1839-40, intending it to be the first movement of a Faust Symphony based on the play Faust by German play wright Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Realizing that he would not finish the planned symphony, Wagner revised the piece from 1843-44, incorporating ideas from the other planned movements, and creating instead a single-movement concert overture. He made a final revision in 1855. See also Faust Symphony by Franz Liszt.
References
- Westernhagen, Curt von. Wagner: A Biography. Cambridge University Press: New York, NY 1978.
- Culshaw, John. Wagner: The Man and His Music. Dutton: New York, NY 1978.
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