Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

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Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 is a lively orchestral concert overture by Johannes Brahms that humorously weaves together student songs into a grand, celebratory work.

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instanceOf composition ⓘ
concert overture ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Akademische Festouvertüre ⓘ
approximateDuration 10–12 minutes ⓘ
catalogueNumber Op. 80 ⓘ
character celebratory ⓘ
festive ⓘ
humorous ⓘ
commissionedBy University of Breslau ⓘ
composer Johannes Brahms ⓘ
composerNationality Austro-German ⓘ
compositionYear 1880 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
dedicatedTo University of Breslau ⓘ
dedicationType academic celebration ⓘ
firstPublisher Simrock ⓘ
genre orchestral music ⓘ
overture ⓘ
hasForm sonata-allegro elements ⓘ
ISWC T-900.004.580-3 ⓘ
key C minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableFeature grand final statement of Gaudeamus igitur ⓘ
integration of popular student songs into symphonic texture ⓘ
occasion award of honorary doctorate to Johannes Brahms ⓘ
orchestration full symphony orchestra ⓘ
pairedWith Tragic Overture, Op. 81 ⓘ
period late Romantic era ⓘ
premiereCountry Germany ⓘ
premiereDate 1881-01-04 ⓘ
premiereLocation Breslau ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer Tragic Overture, Op. 81 ⓘ
structure single movement ⓘ
style Romantic ⓘ
subjectMatter student songs ⓘ
usesMelody Der Landesvater ⓘ
Fuchslied ⓘ
Gaudeamus igitur ⓘ
Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus ⓘ
workNumber 80 ⓘ
writtenFor symphony orchestra ⓘ

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Johannes Brahms → notableWork → Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 ⓘ
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 → hasCompanionWork → Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 ⓘ
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 → contrastWith → Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 ⓘ