| Work Title
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Orchestral Prelude to Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
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| Alternative. Title
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| Composer
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Raff, Joachim
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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WoO.51
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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IJR 72
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| Key
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D minor
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1879, Frankfurt
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| First Performance.
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1884-1-4, Wiesbaden, Kurhaus Concert Hall, Louis Lüstner conducting
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| First Publication.
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1891 – Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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8–10 minutes
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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| Piece Style
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Romantic
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| Instrumentation
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Orchestra: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (A), 2 bassoons + 4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (F), 3 trombones + timpani + strings
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| Discography
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All Music Guide (incorrectly refers to this as an "overture", but so do some of the CDs.)
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