Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 |
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Composition Year | 1761 |
Genre Categories | Overtures; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; |
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Work Title | Overture No.8 |
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Composer | Boyce, William |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IWB 22 |
Key | D major |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1761 |
First Performance. | 1761 |
First Publication. | 1770 |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 9 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Classical |
Piece Style | Baroque |
Instrumentation | horns, trumpets, drums, oboes, flutes, and strings |
From "Twelve Overtures in Seven, Nine, Ten, and Twelve parts", London 1770. Originally the Overture to the Ode for His Majesty's Birthday 1761 'Twas at the nectar'd feast'