Pehr Frigel (1750−1842)

Ouvertura (c-moll [in C minor])

Print
  • Year of composition: April 1777 according to the score
  • Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
  • First performed: .
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Instrumentation

0.2.0.0 / 2.0.0.0 / cont / str

  • Location autograph: Musik- och teaterbiblioteket

Description of work

Adagio e staccato C minor 4/4 16 bars, Tempo giusto E-flat major 20 bars, Adagio e staccato 12 bars, Tempo giusto C minor 32 bars, Allegro non tanto C minor 3/4 161 bars, Adagio C minor 3/2 17 bars

Work comment

The piece ends on a dominant C major chord, as if something else in F minor were going to follow directly. It may have acted as an overture to another work.