Composition: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Brahms, Johannes)
| Title | Academic Festival Overture |
| Alternative title | Akademische Festouvertüre |
| Creators | Johannes Brahms (composer) |
| Opus | Op.80 |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | C minor |
| Composed | 1880 |
| First published | 1881 |
| Dedication | University of Breslau |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 600 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Overtures |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | military band | Vincent Frank Safranek |
| view | Complete | 6 cellos | Gwyn Seymour |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | John Webber |
| view | Complete | 3 clarinets and bass clarinet 3 clarinets and bassoon |
Boris Korolyov |
| view | Complete | horn, 2 trumpets and trombone | Edgar Girtain IV |
| view | Complete | 4 trombones | Boris Korolyov |
| view | Complete | 2 piano 8 hands | Robert Keller |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano | Robert Keller |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | N. Simrock | 1881 | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (monochrome) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Frontmatter (scan) · view Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (medium quality) · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (C), 3, 4 (E) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (alto, tenor, bass), Tuba · view Timpani, Bass Drum / Cymbals, Triangle · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F, transposed) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (B, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | Horn 4 (F, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band |
Carl Fischer | — | Condensed Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 6 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view Cello 3 · view Cello 4 · view Cello 5 · view Cello 6 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts (12 x 18 booklets) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 3 clarinets and bass clarinet 3 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for horn, 2 trumpets and trombone |
— | — | Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Horn (F) · view Tenor Trombone · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 trombones |
— | — | Complete Score · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Bass Trombone (or Tuba) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
N. Simrock | 1881 | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | 1881 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | NBC Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Arturo Toscanini (conductor) | Complete Recording · file |
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