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The Consecration of the House (overture)

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the imaginary procession approaches, the march intensifies, closing with trumpet fanfares and kettle drum announcing the arrival. A trumpet fanfare, with runs in the bassoon, and later the violins, appearing to describe the hurrying and excitement of the crowd, introduces a fast tutti section which seems to signal the main body of the overture, but which instead gives way to a sonata-allegro form. The trumpets and drums resume, leading to an interlude connecting finally with the body of the overture: a
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The overture opens with brief isolated chords which herald the beginning of a slow introduction in the manner of Handel. A slow march ensues, processional in character, as if heard in the distance. The brass and winds take over the theme and are joined by the strings for a repeat of the march. As
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The overture described above, Beethoven's Op. 124, is the first piece in the list below. The other movements are sections that Beethoven wrote, or adapted from his other works, and that come under the umbrella name of this work.
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describes Beethoven conceiving two themes for the overture while on a walk, and relates the composer's intention of treating one of these in
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overture was also the first item on the program at Beethoven’s 7 May 1824 concert at Vienna’s
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occurs, but in which the new key features the same theme. This suggests the influence of
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Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827) Overture, "Consecration of the House". Op. 124
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fashion after Handel. Beethoven chose a monothematic structure, in which a
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Overture. (The extra incidental pieces constitute the entire work.)
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Wo sich die Pulse jugendlich jagen. Laßt uns im Tanze
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composed in September 1822. It was commissioned by
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