Overture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Overture

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:musical_composition
gptkbp:commonIn	gptkb:Baroque_period Romantic period Classical period
gptkbp:defines	an orchestral piece at the beginning of an opera, suite, play, oratorio, or other extended composition
gptkbp:function	introduce musical themes set the mood signal the start of a performance
gptkbp:historicallyDevelopedFrom	gptkb:French_overture gptkb:Italian_overture
gptkbp:notableComposer	gptkb:Ludwig_van_Beethoven gptkb:Pyotr_Ilyich_Tchaikovsky gptkb:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart gptkb:Gioachino_Rossini
gptkbp:notableExample	gptkb:The_Magic_Flute_Overture gptkb:1812_Overture gptkb:Egmont_Overture
gptkbp:relatedConcept	gptkb:intermezzo prelude
gptkbp:sometimesPerformedAs	gptkb:concert_hall
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:suite gptkb:ballet gptkb:musical gptkb:opera gptkb:orchestra
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Live_at_Hull_1970_(2012) gptkb:Music_for_the_Royal_Fireworks gptkb:Much_Ado_About_Nothing_(incidental_music) gptkb:Symphony_YES! gptkb:The_Persuaders! gptkb:Vauxhall_Suite gptkb:A_Midsummer_Night's_Dream_(incidental_music) gptkb:North_by_Northwest_(film_score) gptkb:On_Through_the_Night gptkb:The_Ten_Commandments_(film_score) gptkb:A_Night_at_Red_Rocks_with_the_Colorado_Symphony_Orchestra
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Overture