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The Overture (Thai: โหมโรง or Hom rong) is a 2004 Thai tragic-nostalgia music-drama film. A fictionalised account based on the life story of Thai palace musician Luang Pradit Phairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng), it follows the life of a Thai classical musician from the late 19th century to the 1940s.
In Italy, a distinct form called "overture" arose in the 1680s, and became established particularly through the operas of Alessandro Scarlatti, and spread throughout Europe, supplanting the French form as the standard operatic overture by the mid-18th century.
Learn about the definition, history and examples of overture, a musical form that introduces or accompanies a dramatic work or stands alone as an instrumental piece. Explore the different types of overtures, such as French, Italian, opera and concert overtures, and their composers.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Overture is a musical introduction to a larger, often dramatic, work. Learn about its origin, forms, and functions in opera, ballet, symphony, and musical theatre.
William Tell Overture, composition by Gioachino Rossini. The overture premiered in Paris on August 3, 1829, and constituted the introductory dozen minutes of the composer’s last opera, Guilllaume Tell (William Tell).
What is an overture? - Classical Music
