Rule Britannia, WWV 42 (Wagner, Richard)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Maestoso moderato — Più vivace)
Composition Year 1837
Genre Categories Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra
Related Works Based on Rule Britannia by Arne

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 Segment 1
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 Segment 2
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1837. (March 15, Königsberg).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes ca.500dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Source: British Library Zweig MS 109.
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 Complete Score
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 Complete Score
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Editor First edition
Felix Mottl (1856-1911)
Publisher. Info. Richard Wagner. Vier Ouvertüren für Orchester.
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1908. Plate Part. B. 2094.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Original images: ca.300dpi, grayscale jpg files approx. 3150 by 3900 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. #468640: This score includes measure numbers. Part of the research project Romantic Overtures, 1820-1850
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 Complete Score
#770272 - 4.84MB, 50 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 32×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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Editor Felix Mottl (1856-1911)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1908. Plate Part. B. 2094.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4557.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Full Score is 10 x 13 scan.
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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, Piccolo 1, 2
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⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2, (C) Clarinet (F) • Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2, (C) Clarinet (F)
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 Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon
#770276 - 0.80MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23×⇩ - M.kowalski49

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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (D)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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 Timpani
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 Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Triangle
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor Felix Mottl (1856-1911)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1908.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4557.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Parts are 10 x 13 scans.
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Sketches and Drafts

 Incomplete Draft with Sketches of WWV 41
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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.(ca.1837)..
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes ca.500dpi color images. This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from the source using a method explained on this page. Source: British Library Zweig MS 108. Incomplete draft of WWV 42 covering bars 1-74 and 164-256 on folios 1 recto, 2 recto (lower half), and 2 verso. Sketches for incidental music to the play Die letzte Heidenverschwörung in Preussen, WWV 41 found on folios 1 verso and upper half of 2 recto.
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General Information

Work Title Rule Britannia
Alternative. Title Overture
Composer Wagner, Richard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WWV 42
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRW 43
Key D major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 (Maestoso moderato — Più vivace)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1837
First Performance. 1837
First Publication. 1908 – Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel
Average DurationAvg. Duration 12-13 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Orchestra: 2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 3 clarinets (1 in F, 2 in C), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon + 4 horns (D), 4 trumpets (D), 3 trombones, ophicleide + timpani, triangle, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals + strings
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Extra Information From Mein Leben: Wagner relates sending the manuscript score to Sir George Smart in 1837 and refusing to pay the "postage due" when the Philharmonic Society of London returned it to him in 1840.
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