Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante |
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Composition Year | 1909-6-2 |
Genre Categories | Overtures; For wind band; Scores featuring wind band; |
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Work Title | Fest-Ouverture |
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Alternative. Title | Festival Overture for large military band |
Composer | Alfvén, Hugo |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.26 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHA 2 |
Key | E-flat major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Andante |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1909-6-2 |
First Performance. | 1909-6-4 in Stockholm, Djurgården at the opening of the Stockholm Exhibition of the Swedish Art and Design Industry.
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First Publication. | 2015 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 8 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Orchestra: 3 flutes (2nd and 3rd also piccolo), 2 clarinets (E♭), 3 clarinets (B♭), 4 horns (E♭), 2 cornets (1 E♭,2 (B♭), 4 trumpets (2 B♭, 2 E♭), 2 tenor saxhorns (B♭), 3 trombones, euphonium, tuba, timpani, triangle, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum |
External Links | SMH |
Arrangement/revision: Revised and rescored by Gunnar Johansson 1974. Arrangement for modern wind band by Finn Rosengren 2015