Carl Fischer
Symphonic Overture
Symphonic Overture Is A Contemporary Sounding Overture Of Medium Difficulty So Scored That It Can Be Performed With Equal Success By Large And Small Groups Alike. Employing The Familiar Three Part Form (A B A), The Opening Section Has A Theme Which Is Robust In Character And With Considerable Rhythmic Interest. The Second Theme, Slow And Expressive In Character Is A Free Form Based On An Opening Idea Introduced By The First Flute. At The Return Of The First Section, The First Theme Is Treated As A Fugue Subject Building To Great Heights As All Four Entrances Are Achieved. As The “Exposition” Concludes, The Contrapuntal Texture Gives Way To A Homophonic Quality Which Closes The Piece. The Coda, As Is Characteristic, Utilizes Material From The First Theme.
