Leonore Overture No. 1

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Leonore Overture No. 1 is an early concert overture by Ludwig van Beethoven composed for his opera Fidelio, reflecting his initial attempts to capture the drama and themes of the work.

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Leonore Overture No. 1 canonical 3
Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 1 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert overture
orchestral work
associatedWith Beethoven's revisions of Fidelio
Viennese classical tradition
basedOn Fidelio, Op. 72
surface form: Beethoven's opera Fidelio

Fidelio, Op. 72
surface form: Fidelio
catalogNumber Hess 90
composedFor Fidelio, Op. 72
surface form: the opera Fidelio
composer Ludwig van Beethoven
compositionPeriod Beethoven's middle period
early 19th century
countryOfOrigin Austria
followedBy Leonore Overture No. 2
Leonore Overture No. 3
genre Classical period music
overture
hasTheme conjugal love
freedom
heroism
inspiredBy rescue opera tradition
themes of marital fidelity
themes of political oppression
intendedFunction introductory overture for the opera Fidelio
key C major
languageOfWork none (instrumental)
movementCount 1
musicBrainzType work
notableFeature early attempt to capture the drama of Fidelio
less frequently performed than Leonore Overtures Nos. 2 and 3
originalTitle Leonore Overture No. 1 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 1
partOfSeries Leonore overtures
placeOfComposition Vienna
relatedWork Fidelio, Op. 72
surface form: Fidelio Overture

Leonore Overture No. 2
Leonore Overture No. 3
scoring orchestra
style Classical
early Romantic
titleLanguage German
workNumber Op. 138

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Fidelio, Op. 72 alternativeOverture Leonore Overture No. 1
Leonore Overture No. 1 originalTitle Leonore Overture No. 1 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 1
Leonore Overture No. 2 relatedWork Leonore Overture No. 1
Leonore Overture No. 3 relatedWork Leonore Overture No. 1