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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
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Composition Year | 1921 |
Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra |
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Work Title | Lyrische Ouverture |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Szell, George |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.5 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGS 1 |
Key | D major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1921 |
First Performance. | 1923, January 4 in Dusseldorf at the Musikverein, conducted by composer (possibly earlier) |
First Publication. | 1922? by Universal Edition |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 21 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Early 20th century |
Piece Style | Early 20th century |
Instrumentation | Piccolo (also 4th Flute), 3 Flutes (also 2nd Piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn (also 3rd oboe), 2 clarinets in A, bass clarinet in A (also 3rd clarinet), clarinet in D, 3 bassoons, contrabassoon, 6 horns in F, 4 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, bass tuba, timpani (preferably pedal-timpani), cymbals, small drum, castanets, tambourine, triangle, glockenspiel, 2 harps, celesta, 16 first violins, 10 second violins, 8 3rd violins, 12 violas, 10 cellos, 8 bassi |