Tragic Overture (Dvořák)

The Tragic Overture, B. 16a (also called the Dramatic Overture; Czech: Tragická ouvertura or Dramatická ouvertura) is an orchestral composition written in 1870 by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. It is Dvořák's overture to his first opera Alfred.^[1]

It was first performed on 4 January 1905, almost one year after Dvořák's death.^[2]

References

1. Burghauser, Jarmil (2006). Antonín Dvořák. Prague: Koniasch Latin Press. p. 110. ISBN 80-86791-26-2.
2. "Alfred, B16". Antonín Dvořák (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Nejzdařilejší částí díla je předehra, která bývá samostatně prováděna pod názvem "Tragická" nebo "Dramatická ouvertura" (poprvé 4. 1. 1905, téměř rok po autorově smrti). [The most successful part of the work is the prelude, which is usually performed separately under the name "Tragic" or "Dramatic Overture" (for the first time on January 4, 1905, almost a year after the author's death).]

External links

• Tragic Overture on a comprehensive Dvorak site
• Basic Dvořák´s work summary