Hal Leonard Morris Goldenberg - Classic Overtures For Timpani
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Summary of This Score
This collection brings together a selection of essential overtures, preludes, and introductory pages from classical music. It includes works often chosen for their immediate impact, dramatic sense, and contrasts, particularly useful for working on the balance of sound layers, precision of attacks, management of transitions, and energy of crescendos. This selection spans several aesthetics (Classicism, Romanticism, opera repertoire) and constitutes a solid foundation for studying style and orchestral writing across eras.
Contents (titles as indicated):
Abduction From The Seraglio
Academic Festival Overture, Op.80
Barber Of Seville Overture
Carnival Overture, Op.92
Coriolan Overture, Op.62 (Beethoven)
Overture (Così Fan Tutte) Mozart
Don Giovanni Overture
1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky)
Egmont Overture, Op.84
Euryanthe Overture (Von Weber)
Fingal's Cave Overture (Themes)
The Flying Dutchman Overture
Leonore Overture No. 3 (Beethoven)
Les Préludes (Liszt)
The Magic Flute Overture
The Marriage Of Figaro Overture
Masterings Of Nuremberg Prelude
A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture
Oberon Overture (Von Weber)
Prometheus Overture, Op.43
Roman Carnival Overture, Op.9
Romeo and Juliet Overture
Rosamunde Overture / Zauberharfe
Ruy Blas Overture, Op.95
The Thieving Magpie Overture
William Tell Overture
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | Publication | Sheet music |
| Composer | Various (Mozart, Beethoven, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Wagner, Von Weber, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, etc.) | Genre | Classical sheet music |
Questions frequently asked
What overtures are included in Classic Overtures For Timpani by Morris Goldenberg?
The collection features 26 excerpts from overtures and preludes of the classical repertoire. Notably included are the overture to The Magic Flute, the William Tell overture, and the 1812 Overture.
Does this timpani music contain Mozart and Beethoven?
Several pages of Mozart are included, such as from Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, and The Marriage of Figaro. Beethoven's repertoire includes Coriolan, Egmont, Leonore No. 3, and Prometheus.
Are there opera excerpts in this collection?
The selection includes opera overtures such as Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, and Von Weber's Euryanthe.
Which Romantic composers are represented?
Included are works by Tchaikovsky, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, and Brahms. Liszt's Preludes, Berlioz's Roman Carnival Op. 9, and Brahms's Academic Festival Overture Op. 80 are part of the contents. Romeo and Juliet is also listed among the overtures.
Does the collection feature the overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg?
The overture to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is included under the title "Masterings Of Nurenberg Prelude." It accompanies other Wagnerian references, including The Flying Dutchman overture.
