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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leonore Overture No. 1 canonical | 3 |
| Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 1 | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert overture
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beethoven's revisions of Fidelio
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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
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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
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less frequently performed than Leonore Overtures Nos. 2 and 3 ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Leonore Overture No. 1
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 1
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| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leonore Ouvertüre Nr. 1