Composition Year | 1836 (September) |
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Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
Contents |
Complete Score
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Complete Score
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Work Title | The Naiades |
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Alternative. Title | Die Nejaden Overture for Orchestra (Sixth Concert Overture) |
Composer | Bennett, William Sterndale |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.15 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWB 13 |
Key | D major |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1836 (September) |
First Performance. | 1837-1-25 — London: Society of British Musicians conducted by J.W. Davison |
First Publication. | 1837 – Leipzig: Kistner |
Dedication | King's Academy of Music in London |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 10 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | orchestra |
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Manuscript Sources | Mss full score ((D-B, Mus.ms. 30259) |
External Links | MPH preface (Christoph Schlüren, 2003) |
Extra Information | Given its US premiere in 1845 (see list of US premieres in the 19th century given by the NY Philharmonic Society.) |