10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ITALIAN OVERTURE»
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Italian overture in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Soon, however, because of the need for audience preparation for the musical
work, introductions acquired greater length and more definite form, culminating in
the French overture of Lully and the Italian overture of A. Scarlatti in the ...
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A Short History of Opera
The Italian overture was a characteristic pre-classical form, light in texture, with
busy activity of the upper voices accompanied by simple, standardized harmonic
formulas. The French overture looked to the past, the Italian to the future; the
latter ...
Donald Grout, Donald Jay Grout, Hermine Weigel Williams, 2013
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The New Cambridge Modern History: The rise of Great Britain ...
By the 1730s there were firmly established throughout Europe three types of
purely instrumental composition, all derived from the genre of opera but
independent of the operatic stage: Lully's French overture, Scarlatti's Italian
overture, and ...
4
Anthology of Musical Forms -- Structure & Style: The Study ...
Although the title has been used ambiguously since the early Baroque period, it
is possible to classify the following well-defined types: Italian Overture. This three
-section form, also referred to as Neapolitan sinfonie, was usually constructed in
...
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The Harvard Concise Dictionary of Music and Musicians
This type is now sometimes termed an Italian overture. In France, overtures were
of a specific sort consisting of two parts: first a stately slow section in duple meter
with pervasive dotted rhythms, then a faster fugal section, usually in triple or ...
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Music in the Western World
It should be noted (Rousseau ignored this) that the Italian overture in three
movements (fast, slow, fast) had by this time spawned a new sort of musical
entertainment, away from the opera house: the symphony. (Concerning the “first
stroke of ...
Piero Weiss, Richard Taruskin, 2007
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Learning to Listen: A Handbook for Music
Meanwhile, another type of overture, the equally famous and international Italian
overture had been developed by Alessandro Scarlatti from introductory pieces
which he found labeled Sirtfonias. It consisted of movements in the order ...
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The Grove Book of Operas
Overture A piece of orchestral music designed to precede a dramatic work (see
French overture and Italian overture). By the mid- 18th century the Italian type
prevailed and the first movement had become longer and more elaborate; there
was ...
Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy, 2006
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The NPR Classical Music Companion: An Essential Guide for ...
... for example, is a typical French overture. Toward the very end of the
seventeenth century, the Italians got back into the act. Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-
1725), in particular, developed a form that became standard for the Italian
overture ...
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The Companion to The Mechanical Muse: The Piano, Pianism and ...
(4) The Italian Overture, fromthe same periodasthe French, was tripartite, withtwo
fastsections surrounding aslower one. It was alsocalled 'sinfonia' and, in fact,
developed into the symphony when thesections became longer and separated ...
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ITALIAN OVERTURE»
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Italian overture is used in the context of the following news items.
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra impresses with Mozart's Jupiter …
Written in the three-movement Italian overture style, the ABO's fast tempos and tight-knit ensemble created an attractive, invigorating account of ... «The Australian, Sep 14»
Manila Symphony Orchestra marks 88th year with a truly …
Inspired by the Italian overture which had three movements—an allegro, an andante and a dance-like movement (a minuet or a gigue)—Haydn ... «Inquirer.net, May 14»
Dance students create original piece with ballet legend
Dancers spoke Gaelic phrases while an Italian overture played. The school will have its next performance on Oct. 19 at noon in Erma Lowe Hall ... «TCU 360, Oct 12»
Why it's Time to Reclaim the Overture
The Italian overture had three sections. The first was a lively allegro, followed by one with a more moderate tempo, then concluding with upbeat ... «WQXR Radio, Sep 12»
MOZART Symphonies Vol. 3 – Nos. 9, 10, 11, KV 95, 97, 81, 84 …
They were putatively pieces from early in Mozart's career, most cast in the form of the Italian overture (three movements, fast-slow-fast). «Audiophile Audition, Oct 11»
Martha Argerich Plays Mozart – Live from Tokyo (2009)
It's more like an Italian overture to an opera. The videotaping (by NHK) is excellent, with good variation of long shots and closeups, and its ... «Audiophile Audition, Apr 09»
