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SKU: CF.J591F
Full Score. Composed by Charles Carter. Sws. Carl Fischer Classic Band Editions. Full score. With Standard notation. 24 pages. Duration 4 minutes, 20 seconds. Carl Fischer Music #J591F. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.J591F).ISBN 9780825829406. UPC: 798408029401. 9 x 12 inches. Key: Bb major.
Symphonic Overture is a contemporary-sounding overture of medium difficulty so scored that it can be performed with equal success by large and small groups alike. Employing the familiar three-part form (A-B-A), the opening section has a theme which is robust in character and with considerable rhythmic interest. The second theme, slow and expressive in character is a free form based on an opening idea introduced by the first flute. At the return of the first section, the first theme is treated as a fugue subject building to great heights as all four entrances are achieved. As the “exposition” concludes, the contrapuntal texture gives way to a homophonic quality which closes the piece. The coda, as is characteristic, utilizes material from the first theme.