Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1879 |
Genre Categories | Preludes; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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Work Title | Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Macbeth |
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Composer | Raff, Joachim |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | WoO.50 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IJR 71 |
Key | C minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1879 |
First Performance. | 1882-01-13 — Wiesbaden, Kurhaus: Louis Lüstner (conductor) |
First Publication. | 1891 – Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭), 2 bassoons + 2 horns (F), 2 trumpets (F), 3 trombones + timpani, tamburo militare (field drum) + strings |
Discography | All Music Guide |
Manuscript Sources | D-B Mus.ms.autogr. Raff, J. 19 N (3) |
External Links | Detailed description at Raff.org |