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First edition
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Publisher. Info.
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London: Enoch & Sons, n.d.
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Copyright
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General Information
Work Title
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Overture to 'The Tempest'
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Alternative. Title
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Overture to Shakespeare's Play The Tempest
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Composer
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Benedict, Julius
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.77
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IJB 15
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 movement in multiple sections
- (Moderato assai — Allegro vivace — Poco meno mosso — Allegro energico ma moderato — Più mosso)
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First Performance.
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1856 March 11 or earlier
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Dedication
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To His Highness The Reigning Duke Ernest of Saxe Coburg and Gotha
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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orchestra
- piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B♭/A), 2 bassoons
4 horns (2 in G, 2 in D), 2 cornets (A♭), 2 trumpets (D), 3 trombones, ophicleide timpani, harp, strings
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Navigation etc.
Cooper gives a date of 1875 to this overture, but it was performed in 1856 at Exeter Hall.