| Work Title
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Rip van Winkle Overture
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| Alternative. Title
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Overture to 'Rip van Winkle' for Grand Orchestra
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| Composer
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Chadwick, George Whitefield
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| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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F.14 ; L.2.1
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| I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGC 59
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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, rev. 1929
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| First Performance.
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1879-06-20 in Leipzig, Salle des Gewandhauses (original version)
- Leipzig Conservatory Orchestra, George W. Chadwick (conductor)
1929-06-14 in Boston, Jordan Hall (revised version)
- New England Conservatory Orchestra, George W. Chadwick (conductor)
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| First Publication.
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1930 - Rochester: Eastman School of Music (revised version)
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| Copyright Information
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Most likely public domain in the USA, despite publication date.In the USA this work is most likely in the public domain because it was published without a compliant copyright notice, no renewal was found after a thorough search of the Catalog of Copyright Entries, or it was either ineligible for "restoration" under GATT/TRIPs and/or no record of an NIE filing was found in the online records of the US Copyright Office. |
| Dedication
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Joseph Jefferson (1829-1905)
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| Average DurationAvg. Duration
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11 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 (B♭), 2 bassoons
4 horns (F), 2 trumpets (B♭), 3 trombones, timpani, strings
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