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Definition of Overtures

Overture
Overture O"ver*ture, v. t. To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.

Meaning of Overtures from wikipedia

- early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overtures which were independent, self-existing, instrumental, programmatic works...
- Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by John Weidman, with "additional material by" Hugh Wheeler. Set...
- Hector Berlioz wrote a number of "overtures", many of which have become po****r concert works. They include true overtures, intended to introduce operas,...
- Overtures of Blasphemy is the twelfth studio album by American death metal band Deicide. It was released on September 14, 2018, through Century Media...
- Leftoverture is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1976. The album was reissued in remastered format on CD in 2001. It was...
- During World War II, there were several peace overtures and diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the conflict or reaching a settlement, though most were...
- the original cast of Stephen Sondheim's 1976 Broadway musical Pacific Overtures, which earned him a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical...
- Making Overtures: The Story of a Community Orchestra is a 1985 Canadian short do****entary film directed by Larry Weinstein. It was nominated for an Academy...
- series Madam Secretary (2014–2019). Jue's Broadway credits include Pacific Overtures (1984 and 2004); M. Butterfly (1989); Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002)...
- also an original cast member of the Stephen Sondheim musical Pacific Overtures. Watanabe was born and raised in Ogden, Utah, in a ****anese-American family...