Peterloo Overture

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Peterloo Overture is a concert overture by British composer Malcolm Arnold, inspired by the 1819 Peterloo Massacre and known for its vivid programmatic depiction of protest and repression.

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Peterloo Overture canonical 1

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instanceOf concert overture ⓘ
basedOnEvent Peterloo Massacre ⓘ
composer Malcolm Arnold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Malcolm Arnold ⓘ
depicts massacre ⓘ
protest ⓘ
repression ⓘ
struggle for democratic rights ⓘ
genre programmatic music ⓘ
hasCharacteristic depiction of crowd violence ⓘ
depiction of military suppression ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ
lyrical protest theme ⓘ
triumphant conclusion ⓘ
vivid orchestration ⓘ
hasPart sections of contrasting calm and violence ⓘ
hasStyle British orchestral style ⓘ
inspiredBy Peterloo Massacre ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementType single-movement work ⓘ
narrativeForm programmatic overture ⓘ
period 20th-century classical music ⓘ
subject civil liberties ⓘ
political protest ⓘ
state violence ⓘ
tonalStyle tonal ⓘ
usesMedium symphony orchestra ⓘ
workTitleLanguage English ⓘ

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Malcolm Arnold → notableWork → Peterloo Overture ⓘ