Beethoven wrote it between October 1809 and June 1810, and it was premiered on 15 June 1810.[2]
The subject of the music and dramatic narrative is the life and heroism of 16th-century nobleman Lamoral, Count of Egmont from the Low Countries. It was composed during the Napoleonic Wars when the First French Empire had extended its domination over vast swathes of Europe. Beethoven had famously expressed his great outrage over Napoleon Bonaparte's decision to crown himself Emperor in 1804, furiously scratching out his name in the dedication of the Eroica Symphony. In the music for Egmont, Beethoven expressed his own political concerns through the exaltation of the heroic sacrifice of a man condemned to death for having taken a valiant stand against oppression. The Overture became an unofficial anthem of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.[3][4][5]
Beethoven composed Klärchen's songs "Die Trommel gerühret" ("The drum is a-stirring") and "Freudvoll und leidvoll" ("Joyful and woeful") with Austrian actress Antonie Adamberger specifically in mind, and she often spoke enthusiastically of her collaboration with him.[6] The music was praised by E.T.A. Hoffmann for its poetry, et sa réussite à s'associer à la pièce (and its success in associating with the play) and Goethe himself declared that Beethoven had expressed his intentions with "a remarkable genius."
The overture is powerful and expressive, one of the last works of Beethoven's middle period. It has become as famous a composition as the Coriolan Overture and is in a style similar to the Fifth Symphony, which he had completed two years earlier.
The incidental music comprises the following sections, among which the overture, the lieder Die Trommel gerühret, Freudvoll und leidvoll and Klärchens Tod are particularly well-known:[7]
Overture: Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
Lied: "Die Trommel gerühret"
Entracte: Andante
Entracte: Larghetto
Lied: "Freudvoll und leidvoll"
Entracte: Allegro – Marcia
Entracte: Poco sostenuto e risoluto
Klärchens Tod
Melodram: "Süßer Schlaf"
Siegessymphonie (symphony of victory): Allegro con brio
Cultural influencesedit
The Hungarian film Overture by János Vadász, which won the 1965 Cannes Film Festival's Short Film Palme d'Or, uses the complete Egmont Overture as the soundtrack for a series of images featuring a hatching bird and was described as "among the most ingenious pairings of music and image in the history of the festival."[8]
Referencesedit
^Wigmore, Richard. "A meeting of genius: Beethoven and Goethe, July 1812". Gramophone. Haymarket. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^Why did Beethoven's Egmont Overture Become the "Hymn of the Revolution"? By Zsófia Nagy-Vargha. hungarytoday.hu, 23 October 2020.
^Where gunfire transformed a protest into a revolution. By hu:Tóth Eszter ZsófiaEszter Zsófia Tóth. freedomfirst1956.com
^Speech by H.E. Ambassador Katalin Bogyay on the occasion of the commemoration of the 23 October, 1956 Revolution. Permanent Mission of Hungary. United Nations. New York.
egmont, beethoven, egmont, ludwig, beethoven, incidental, music, pieces, 1787, play, same, name, johann, wolfgang, goethe, consists, overture, followed, sequence, nine, pieces, soprano, male, narrator, full, symphony, orchestra, male, narrator, optional, used,. Egmont Op 84 by Ludwig van Beethoven is a set of incidental music pieces for the 1787 play of the same name by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1 It consists of an overture followed by a sequence of nine pieces for soprano male narrator and full symphony orchestra The male narrator is optional he is not used in the play and does not appear in some recordings of the complete incidental music Count of EgmontOverture from Egmont 9 01 source source Problems playing this file See media help Beethoven wrote it between October 1809 and June 1810 and it was premiered on 15 June 1810 2 The subject of the music and dramatic narrative is the life and heroism of 16th century nobleman Lamoral Count of Egmont from the Low Countries It was composed during the Napoleonic Wars when the First French Empire had extended its domination over vast swathes of Europe Beethoven had famously expressed his great outrage over Napoleon Bonaparte s decision to crown himself Emperor in 1804 furiously scratching out his name in the dedication of the Eroica Symphony In the music for Egmont Beethoven expressed his own political concerns through the exaltation of the heroic sacrifice of a man condemned to death for having taken a valiant stand against oppression The Overture became an unofficial anthem of the 1956 Hungarian revolution 3 4 5 Beethoven composed Klarchen s songs Die Trommel geruhret The drum is a stirring and Freudvoll und leidvoll Joyful and woeful with Austrian actress Antonie Adamberger specifically in mind and she often spoke enthusiastically of her collaboration with him 6 The music was praised by E T A Hoffmann for its poetry et sa reussite a s associer a la piece and its success in associating with the play and Goethe himself declared that Beethoven had expressed his intentions with a remarkable genius The overture is powerful and expressive one of the last works of Beethoven s middle period It has become as famous a composition as the Coriolan Overture and is in a style similar to the Fifth Symphony which he had completed two years earlier Contents 1 Outline of sections 2 Cultural influences 3 References 4 External linksOutline of sections editThe incidental music comprises the following sections among which the overture the lieder Die Trommel geruhret Freudvoll und leidvoll and Klarchens Tod are particularly well known 7 Overture Sostenuto ma non troppo Allegro Lied Die Trommel geruhret Entracte Andante Entracte Larghetto Lied Freudvoll und leidvoll Entracte Allegro Marcia Entracte Poco sostenuto e risoluto Klarchens Tod Melodram Susser Schlaf Siegessymphonie symphony of victory Allegro con brioCultural influences editThe Hungarian film Overture by Janos Vadasz which won the 1965 Cannes Film Festival s Short Film Palme d Or uses the complete Egmont Overture as the soundtrack for a series of images featuring a hatching bird and was described as among the most ingenious pairings of music and image in the history of the festival 8 References edit Wigmore Richard A meeting of genius Beethoven and Goethe July 1812 Gramophone Haymarket Retrieved 6 July 2012 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven Egmont Op 84 Program Notes Archived 29 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine by Phillip Huscher Why did Beethoven s Egmont Overture Become the Hymn of the Revolution By Zsofia Nagy Vargha hungarytoday hu 23 October 2020 Where gunfire transformed a protest into a revolution By hu Toth Eszter ZsofiaEszter Zsofia Toth freedomfirst1956 com Speech by H E Ambassador Katalin Bogyay on the occasion of the commemoration of the 23 October 1956 Revolution Permanent Mission of Hungary United Nations New York Beethoven aus der Sicht seiner Zeitgenossen edited by Klaus Martin Kopitz and Rainer Cadenbach Munich 2009 Vol 1 pp 3 5 RUSSELL Peter Delphi Masterworks of Ludwig van Beethoven Illustrated Hastings UK Delphi Classics 2017 Overture 1965 mymoviepicker comExternal links editBeethoven Egmont Overture on YouTube Egmont Scores at the International Music Score Library Project Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egmont Beethoven amp oldid 1170728101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
