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An Eastman Overture incorporates quotes from Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Bach is represented by an excerpt from the "Fantasia and Fugue in A minor." A fragment from the first movement of Beethoven's "String Quartet, Op. 135 appears in augmentation, and finally a section from Brahms' "Intermezzo in B-flat minor, Op. 117. Commissioned by and dedicated to the Eastman School of Music.
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2+Piccolo.2+English Horn.2+Bass Clarinet.2+ContraBassoon: 4.4.3.1: Timpani.Percussion(4).Harp: Strings
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Commissioned by the Eastman School of Music
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Dedicated to the Eastman School of Music
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An Eastman Overture was commissioned by the Eastman School of Music, Dr. Robert Freeman, director. It received its premiere by the Eastman Philharmonic, David Effron, conductor, in January of 1983 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Subsequently, the orchestra performed it on tour in the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Carnegie Hall, Heinz Hall, and the Eastman Theatre in Rochester. This work has certain cyclic elements. The fanfare in the introduction reappears as a trumpet flourish after a slow, static section, and at the end of the overture. The penultimate section of the work utilizes fragments from the three "Bs"--Beethoven, Bach, and Brahms, in that order, with the Brahms quote being the most audible. The snippets were taken from the fourth movement of the Beethoven String Quartet , Op. 135, the Bach Organ Prelude in a minor, and the Brahms Intermezzo in b-flat minor, Op. 117. --George Walker
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Premier Performance Memo
-World Premiere. Eastman Philharmonic/ David Effron. Jan 1983. Kennedy Center, Washington, DC.
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Recorded by the Eastman Philharmonia, David Effron, Mercury Golden Imports, Albany Records Troy 136
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"A tight-knit brilliantly orchestrated and dramatic work." --Washington Post
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