Akademische Festouvertüre

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Akademische Festouvertüre is a concert overture by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1880 as a humorous yet grand tribute to university life that weaves student songs into a symphonic framework.

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Akademische Festouvertüre canonical 2
Academic Festival Overture 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert overture
orchestral work
alternativeTitle Academic Festival Overture
approximateDuration 10 minutes
catalogNumber Op. 80
character festive
grand
humorous
commissionedBy University of Breslau
composer Johannes Brahms
compositionYear 1880
countryOfOrigin Germany
dedicatedTo University of Breslau
firstPerformanceApproximateYear 1881
genre concert overture
overture
hasClosingCharacter triumphant
hasOpeningCharacter quiet
incorporates Der Landesvater
Fuchslied
Gaudeamus igitur
Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus
student songs
key C minor
languageOfTitle German
movementStructure single movement
musicalForm sonata form elements
notableFeature contrasts serious symphonic treatment with comic elements
quotation of multiple traditional academic songs
occasion award of honorary doctorate to Johannes Brahms
orchestration full symphony orchestra
pairedWith Tragische Ouvertüre
partOf orchestral works of Johannes Brahms
period late Romantic era
premiereConductor Johannes Brahms
style Romantic
subjectMatter university life
title Akademische Festouvertüre
usesInstrument bass drum
brass
cymbals
percussion
strings
timpani
triangle
woodwinds
workNumberInComposerOutput Opus 80
writtenFor academic celebration

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Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 alsoKnownAs Akademische Festouvertüre
Akademische Festouvertüre title Akademische Festouvertüre
Akademische Festouvertüre alternativeTitle Academic Festival Overture
linked to: Akademische Festouvertüre