Academic Festival Overture in C minor Op. 80
Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna
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Orchestra (picc.2.2.2.2.dble bsn - 4.3.3.1 - timp.perc(2) - str)
SKU: BR.PB-3693-07
Urtext based on the Brahms Complete Edition of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. Composed by Johannes Brahms. Orchestra; stapled. Partitur-Bibliothek (Score Library). Johannes Brahms wrote the Academic Festival Overture op. 80 in Bad Ischl in the summer of 1880 as a token of thanks for the honorary doctorate that had been bestowed upon him the previous year by the University of Breslau. Overture; Romantic. Study Score. 40 pages. Duration 10'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 3693-07. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-3693-07).ISBN 9790004210192. 6.5 x 9 inches.
In keeping with the event, the work contains various folkloric and student songs which Brahms borrowed from the well-known "Commers-Buch fur den deutschen Studenten", a book containing material for the annual students' social gatherings. The Overture's first performance was held in Breslau on 4 January 1881 under the direction of the composer.
Johannes Brahms wrote the Academic Festival Overture op. 80 in Bad Ischl in the summer of 1880 as a token of thanks for the honorary doctorate that had been bestowed upon him the previous year by the University of Breslau.