Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1844, rev. 1851 |
Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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Work Title | Ouverture du Corsaire |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Berlioz, Hector |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Œuvre 21 ; H 101B |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHB 48 |
Key | C major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1844, rev. 1851 |
First Performance. | 1845-01-19 in Paris, Cirque Olympique (version A) 1854-04-08 in Braunschweig (version B)
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First Publication. | 1855 - Paris: Richault |
Dedication | James William Davison (1813–1885) |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 10 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | orchestra |
InstrDetail | 26 parts |
Discography | MusicBrainz |
External Links | All Music Guide Wikipedia article (in French) On-line score (Scorch format) |
Extra Information | Composed 1844. Originally entitled La Tour de Nice (The Tower of Nice), then Le Corsaire Rouge (The Red Corsair), first performance of initial version (H 101A) in 1845. Revised before 1852, first performance of revised version (H 101B) in 1854. Publication history |