Ludvig Norman (1831−1885)

Overture for large orchestra to W. Shakespeare's Antonius and Cleopatra

opus 57

Print
  • Year of composition: 1881
  • Work category: Orchestral works in one movement
  • Duration: Approx. 10-15 min

Instrumentation

3*.2.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / timp / str
(picc)

Examples of printed editions

Levande musikarv, Stockholm 2018. Kritisk utgåva av Mats Persson.
Musikaliska Konstföreningen, Stockholm 1911 (ed. no. 94)
Arrangement for piano 4 hands by L.G. Bratt. Gehrmans, Stockholm, n.d.

Description of work

Allegro marziale e maestoso D major alla breve

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Work comment

The overture is written for the first Swedish performance of William Shakepeare's tragedy Antonius and Cleopatra at the Royal Opera in Stockholm in 1881.