Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a celebrated orchestral work and incidental music score inspired by Shakespeare's play, renowned for its sparkling Overture and the famous Wedding March.
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Target entity: Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Context triple: [A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935 film), musicIncorporates, Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream]
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Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music is the orchestral dance and ballet score composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck for his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," noted for its graceful melodies and dramatic expressiveness.
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Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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Viola Concerto
Viola Concerto is a contemporary concerto for viola and orchestra by American composer John Harbison, known for its modern harmonic language and expressive depth.
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Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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Brandenburg Concertos
The Brandenburg Concertos are a celebrated collection of six Baroque instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their rich orchestration and inventive musical forms.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream Target entity description: Felix Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream is a celebrated orchestral work and incidental music score inspired by Shakespeare's play, renowned for its sparkling Overture and the famous Wedding March.
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A.
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music is the orchestral dance and ballet score composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck for his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," noted for its graceful melodies and dramatic expressiveness.
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B.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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C.
Viola Concerto
Viola Concerto is a contemporary concerto for viola and orchestra by American composer John Harbison, known for its modern harmonic language and expressive depth.
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D.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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E.
Brandenburg Concertos
The Brandenburg Concertos are a celebrated collection of six Baroque instrumental works by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their rich orchestration and inventive musical forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
incidental music
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musical composition ⓘ |
| associatedWithOccasion | wedding ceremonies ⓘ |
| basedOn |
William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream
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linked to:
A Midsummer Night's Dream
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| catalogNumber |
Op. 21
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Op. 61 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
King Frederick William IV of Prussia
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linked to:
Frederick William IV of Prussia
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| composer | Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
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| firstPerformanceLocation | Potsdam ⓘ |
| genre |
incidental music
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program music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Intermezzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important work of early Romantic orchestral repertoire
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one of the earliest examples of concert overture ⓘ |
| incidentalMusicComposedInYear | 1842 ⓘ |
| includesVoices |
mezzo-soprano solo
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soprano solo ⓘ women's chorus ⓘ |
| influenced | later Romantic program music ⓘ |
| inKeyOfOverture | E major ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Shakespearean comedy ⓘ |
| key | E major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCount | multiple movements ⓘ |
| nocturneKey | E major ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of high woodwinds and strings to depict fairies ⓘ |
| notableSection |
Nocturne from A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ Wedding March from A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ |
| oftenRecordedWith |
complete incidental music Op. 61
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standalone concert overture Op. 21 ⓘ |
| overtureComposedAtAge | 17 ⓘ |
| overtureComposedInYear | 1826 ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereDateOfIncidentalMusic | 1843 ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ |
| scherzoKey | G minor ⓘ |
| scoring | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| style | light, fairy-like orchestration ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert hall
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theatrical production of A Midsummer Night's Dream ⓘ |
| weddingMarchKey | C major ⓘ |
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