A Grand, Grand Overture

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A Grand, Grand Overture is a humorous concert piece by British composer Malcolm Arnold, best known for its playful use of unconventional instruments and comic effects.

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A Grand, Grand Overture canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concert overture ⓘ
humorous musical composition ⓘ
composer Malcolm Arnold ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Malcolm Arnold ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
comic music ⓘ
hasCategory British classical compositions ⓘ
comedic classical music ⓘ
novelty orchestral works ⓘ
hasHumorType musical slapstick ⓘ
parody ⓘ
visual comedy in performance ⓘ
hasOrchestrationFeature combination of standard orchestra and non-musical devices ⓘ
hasPart comic sound effects ⓘ
spoken comedic elements ⓘ
hasPerformanceElement timed sound effects for comic impact ⓘ
visual gags involving appliances ⓘ
hasReception popular as a novelty piece ⓘ
hasTitleType descriptive title ⓘ
influencedBy tradition of comic orchestral pieces ⓘ
intendedAudience general concert audiences ⓘ
intendedEffect amusement ⓘ
parody of serious concert tradition ⓘ
isPartOf 20th-century orchestral repertoire ⓘ
language none (instrumental) ⓘ
movementStructure single-movement work ⓘ
notableFor parody of grand romantic overture style ⓘ
use of unconventional household appliances as instruments ⓘ
requires stage choreography for comic effects ⓘ
style light music ⓘ
parodic ⓘ
tonality largely tonal ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext gala events ⓘ
light music concerts ⓘ
novelty concerts ⓘ
usesInstrument floor polisher ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ
rifle ⓘ
vacuum cleaner ⓘ
workTitleLanguage English ⓘ

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Malcolm Arnold → notableWork → A Grand, Grand Overture ⓘ