Western — Classical & Romantic
Classical / Early Romantic · 1807

Coriolan Overture

L. v. BeethovenOp. 62

Key
Cm
Time
C
Tempo
♩=88
AO focus
AO3

Incipit

Form

Concert overture inspired by Heinrich von Collin's tragedy. Three opening C unisons + agitated theme.

Teaching points

  • Three C unison hammer-strokes
  • Programmatic theatre overture
  • AO3: instrumental drama
Full score ↓Public domain

Breitkopf urtext, PD.

Topic T9