The School for Scandal (Barber)
Overture to The School for Scandal, Op. 5, is a
concert overture by Samuel Barber. It is Barber's first work for full orchestra, composed in 1931 while he was completing his studies at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.[1] The premiere was given on August 30, 1933 by the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Alexander Smallens.[2] It lasts around 8 min.[1]
The title refers to the comedy The School for Scandal written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan and the overture by Barber intended to reflect the spirit of the play.[1]
The instrumentation is as follows:
. It is characterized by orchestral brilliance and a number of shifts in tempo and dynamics.The overture helped to establish Barber's national reputation and became in the 1950s a more regular part of the repertoire of American orchestras. It won the Joseph H. Bearns Prize of Columbia University in 1933.[3]
References
- ^ allmusic. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ISBN 9780415875585.
- ISBN 9780415875585.
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