overture

  • 61Overture on Hebrew Themes (Prokofiev) — Sergei Prokofiev wrote this work in 1919, during a trip to the United States. It is written for a relatively uncommon instrumentation of clarinet, piano, and string quartet.BackgroundProkofiev arrived in New York in September, 1918. Overall, his… …

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  • 62Overture to Shall We Dance — The Overture to Shall We Dance was written by George Gershwin in 1937 as the introduction to his score for Shall We Dance. Performance time runs about 4 minutes. The opening [number] is in Gershwin s best big city style; propulsive, nervous,… …

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  • 63Overtüre — Zu diesem Stichwort gibt es keinen Artikel. Möglicherweise ist „Ouvertüre“ gemeint. Kategorie: Wikipedia:Falschschreibung …

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  • 64overture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. advance, approach, proposal, bid; prelude, preliminary, introduction. See offer, precedence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Preliminary negotiations; sometimes plural ] Syn. approach, advance, tender, offer;… …

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  • 65overture — o|ver|ture [ ouvər,tʃur ] noun count 1. ) the first part of a long piece of classical music such as an opera or a SYMPHONY 2. ) FORMAL a suggestion or offer that you make to someone: diplomatic/friendly/sexual overtures …

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  • 66overture — o·ver·ture || əʊvÉ™rtjr / əʊvÉ™tjÊŠÉ™ n. piece of music that introduces a performance and is generally a medley of the music played during the performance; prelude, opening; introductory proposal, motion towards; introduction (as in a poem… …

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  • 67overture — noun 1》 an orchestral piece at the beginning of a musical work.     ↘an independent orchestral composition in one movement. 2》 an introduction to something more substantial. 3》 an approach made with the aim of opening negotiations or establishing …

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  • 68overture — n. 1. Proposal, offer, proposition. 2. (Mus.) Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, etc …

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  • 69overture — n 1. offer, proposal, proposition, proffer, tender; invitation, suggestion, advance, motion, move; appeal, request, solicitation, petition, suit. 2. exordium, preface, prologue, introduction, proem, preamble, foreword, prolegomenon, voluntary …

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  • 70overture — over·ture …

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