Carnival Overture (Dvořák)

The concert overture Carnival (Czech: Karneval, koncertní ouvertura), Op. 92, B. 169, was written by Antonín Dvořák in 1891. It is part of a "Nature, Life and Love" trilogy of overtures written by Dvořák, forming the second "Life" part. The other two parts of the trilogy are In Nature's Realm, Op. 91 ("Nature") and Othello, Op. 93 ("Love").[1]

The overture is scored for two flutes, piccolo, two oboes, English horn, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, cymbals, tambourine, harp and strings. Its duration is approximately nine and a half minutes.

Discography

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Sony CD (1994) and Kultur DVD (2007)

References

Dvorak: Overtures. Discovering Music. BBC Radio 3. 2004-02-07. Retrieved 2012-09-04.

Audio

External links

Carnival Overture: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Carnival Overture, Op. 92. Dr. Richard E. Rodda. The Kennedy Center.
Susan Key. "Carnival Overture". LA Phil. Archived from the original on 2018-01-30.

Antonín Dvořák

List of compositions by genre
List of compositions by catalogue number

Alfred (1870)
King and Charcoal Burner (1874)
The Stubborn Lovers (1874)
Vanda (1875)
The Cunning Peasant (1877)
Dimitrij (1882)
The Jacobin (1887)
The Devil and Kate (1898)
Rusalka (1901)
Armida (1904)

No. 1 in C minor (The Bells of Zlonice)
No. 2 in B♭ major
No. 3 in E♭ major
No. 4 in D minor
No. 5 in F major
No. 6 in D major
No. 7 in D minor
No. 8 in G major
No. 9 in E minor (From the New World)

Orchestra works

String quartets	No. 1 in A major No. 2 in B♭ major No. 3 in D major No. 4 in E minor No. 5 in F minor No. 6 in A minor Andante appassionato in F major No. 7 in A minor No. 8 in E major No. 9 in D minor No. 10 in E♭ major (Slavonic) String Quartet movement in F major No. 11 in C major No. 12 in F major (American) No. 13 in G major No. 14 in A♭ major Cypresses
String quintets	No. 1 in A minor No. 2 in G major No. 3 in E♭ major (American)
Piano trios	No. 1 in B♭ major No. 2 in G minor No. 3 in F minor No. 4 in E minor (Dumky)
Piano quartets	No. 1 in D major No. 2 in E♭ minor
Piano quintets	No. 1 in A major No. 2 in A major
Other	Romantic Pieces Serenade in D minor for Wind Instruments Bagatelles Silent Woods Violin Sonata in F major Sonatina in G major String Sextet in A major Terzetto in C major Ballade
Piano music	Humoresques Legends Slavonic Dances Suite in A major (American)
Related	Dvorak (crater) Antonín Dvořák Theatre Antonín Dvořák Museum Dvorak - In Love?
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