Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 overtures:
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Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
Contents |
Work Title | Six Favourite Opera Overtures |
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Alternative. Title | Six Favourite Opera Overtures set for the Harpsichord or Organ |
Composer | Bach, Johann Christian |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | W.G 4, 5, 1, 26, 25 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 6 overtures:
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | Orchestra, arranged for Harpsichord or Organ |
"Contains overtures (1-3) from the operas Orione, Zanaida, and Artaserse; overtures 4-5 are contributions by J.C. Bach to the pasticcios La Cascina and Astarto; the 6th overture is not identified by Warburton as by J.C. Bach, with an alternative attribution given to Baldassare Galuppi (Warburton LA Inc 1, and YC 28; all 6 arrangements are attributed to J.C. Bach. (cf. Warburton, Ernest. The collected works of Johann Christian Bach. Part one, Thematic catalog, 1999)." [1]