TheHussite Overture (Czech:Husitská, dramatická ouvertura), Op. 67, B. 132, was written byAntonín Dvořák in 1883 for the gala opening of thePrague National Theater.[1] The composition was originally intended as a part of a dramatic trilogy on the Bohemian religious leaderJan Hus.
As with thethird piano trio, theScherzo capriccioso, theBallade in D minor, and theseventh symphony, composed in the same period, the work is written in a more dramatic, dark and aggressive style that supersedes the carefree folk style of Dvořák's "Slavonic period".[2]
The overture is scored forpiccolo, 2flutes, 2oboes,cor anglais, 2clarinets, 2bassoons, 4horns, 2trumpets, 3trombones,tuba,timpani, percussion (bass drum,cymbals,triangle),harp, andstrings.
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