Alfred, B.16 (Dvořák, Antonín)

		Movements/Sections 3 acts Overture (Dramatische Ouverture), B.16a (Op.1) I. Tábor Dánů (The Camp of the Danes) II. Pustá lesní krajina (A Wilderness in the Forest) III. Skalnaté místo v lese (A Rocky Glen in the Forest) Composition Year 1870 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language

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Overture in B♭ minor (Dramatische Ouverture), B.16a

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First edition

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Simrock, 1912. Plate 13037.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Alfred, B.16
Alternative Title

Composer	Dvořák, Antonín
Opus/Catalogue Number	B.16
Movements/Sections	3 acts Overture (Dramatische Ouverture), B.16a (Op.1) I. Tábor Dánů (The Camp of the Danes) II. Pustá lesní krajina (A Wilderness in the Forest) III. Skalnaté místo v lese (A Rocky Glen in the Forest)
Year/Date of Composition	1870
First Performance	1905-04-1 in Prague (overture) 1938-12-10 in Olomouc, City Theatre (opera, in Czech translation)
First Publication	1912 - Berlin: N. Simrock (Overture)
Librettist	Karl Theodor Körner
Language	German
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices, Mixed chorus? and Orchestra Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English horn, 2 Clarinets in B♭, 2 Bassoons, 4 Horns in F, 2 Trumpets in F, 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle, Harp, Strings
External Links	antonin-dvorak.cz Wikipedia article (opera) Wikipedia article (overture) Classical Archives article (overture) All Music Guide (overture)

Misc. Comments

Sibley only has the overture "Dramatic Overture", B.16a at present. The instrumentation of Alfred (in particular, whether it does have a chorus, which seems likely) has to be guessed; this is not mentioned in the Wikipedia article. The overture, separated from the opera as Dramatic or Tragic Overture (and recorded so), has a separate Wikipedia entry.

Key of ov.: main section begins in B♭ minor (though with a persistent A♭ in the bass, this is fairly clear from the melody- this was Dvořák's most Wagnerian period.) Overture ends in C.