What instruments are in Overture to Candide?
Bernstein: Overture to “Candide”
- For piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, E clarinet, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, snare drum, tenor drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, glockenspiel, xylophone, harp, strings.
- Composed 1955–56 in New York.
What style of music is the Overture from Candide?
neo-Classical operetta
Thoroughly enthused about Candide, Bernstein persuaded Hellman to adapt it as a neo-Classical operetta, rather than the play with incidental music that she had envisioned. After a few out-of-town performances, the new work opened in New York City December 1, 1956.
When was Candide overture written?
1956
Composed 1956. First performance: December 1, 1956, New York. It is certainly too early to objectively evaluate Leonard Bernstein’s contributions as a creative artist. Attempts to draw comparisons between his life and works and those of his predecessors in the late 19th and early 20th centuries often lead to failure.
What time signature is Overture to Candide?
Much of the music is written in time signatures such as 6/4 and 3/2, which are often combined with 4/4 and 2/2 to make effective 5/2s and 7/2s in places by rapid, regular switching between them and 3/2.
Who is the composer for Overture to Candide?
Leonard Bernstein
Candide/Composers
How many chapters are in Candide?
thirty episodic
Candide contains thirty episodic chapters, which may be grouped into two main schemes: one consists of two divisions, separated by the protagonist’s hiatus in El Dorado; the other consists of three parts, each defined by its geographical setting.
How many pages are in Voltaire’s Candide?
176
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781593080280 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication date: | 06/01/2003 |
| Series: | Barnes & Noble Classics Series |
| Pages: | 176 |