Portsmouth Point Overture

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Portsmouth Point Overture is a lively orchestral concert piece by William Walton, inspired by Thomas Rowlandson’s print of the bustling Portsmouth harbor.

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Portsmouth Point Overture canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf concert overture ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
basedOn bustling life of Portsmouth harbor ⓘ
composer William Walton ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
depicts harbor bustle ⓘ
nautical atmosphere ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
hasForm overture ⓘ
hasKey orchestral (varied tonality) ⓘ
hasPart brass section ⓘ
percussion section ⓘ
string section ⓘ
woodwind section ⓘ
hasTitle Portsmouth Point Overture ⓘ
inspiredBy Thomas Rowlandson’s print "Portsmouth Point" ⓘ
inspiredLocation Portsmouth Point, England ⓘ
linked to: Portsmouth, England

Portsmouth harbor ⓘ
linked to: Portsmouth Harbor
intendedEnsembleType symphony orchestra ⓘ
languageOfWork none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementCount 1 ⓘ
notableFor colorful orchestration ⓘ
energetic rhythms ⓘ
performanceContext concert hall ⓘ
scoredFor orchestra ⓘ
subjectOf musicological analysis ⓘ
orchestral recordings ⓘ
tonalCharacter lively ⓘ
rhythmic ⓘ
workType standalone orchestral piece ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William Walton → notableWork → Portsmouth Point Overture ⓘ
Portsmouth Point Overture → hasTitle → Portsmouth Point Overture ⓘ