Coriolan Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven (trans. Paul Hanna)

Ludwig van Beethoven

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General Info

Year: 1807 /
Duration: c. 9:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Paul Hanna at phanna@fsu.edu
Cost: Score and Parts - Free

Instrumentation

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Errata

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Program Notes

The Coriolan Overture , Op. 62, is a composition written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1807 for Heinrich Joseph von Collin's 1804 tragedy Coriolan, and not, as is sometimes claimed, for William Shakespeare's play Coriolanus, although both works are about the ancient Roman leader Gaius Marcius Coriolanus.

The structure and themes of the overture follow the play very generally. The main C minor theme represents Coriolanus' resolve and war-like tendencies (he is about to invade Rome), while the more tender E-flat major theme represents the pleadings of his mother to desist. Coriolanus eventually gives in to tenderness, but since he cannot turn back having led an army of his former enemies to Rome's gates, he kills himself. (In Shakespeare's play, on the other hand, he is murdered.)

The overture was premiered in March 1807 at a private concert in the home of Prince Franz Joseph von Lobkowitz.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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Performances

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• Tallahassee (Fla.) Winds (Patrick Dunnigan, conductor) - 9 December 2014

Works for Winds by This Composer

Adaptable Music

• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)

All Wind Works

• Adagio Cantabile (arr. Daehn) (1798/2009)
• Adagio Pathétique (arr. Hautvast) (1798/2011)
• Allegretto (arr. Court) (1812/1997)
• Allegretto (ar. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• Allegretto (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Longfield) (1812/2011)
• The Allegretto from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 (arr. Evans) (1812/2013)
• Allegro con Brio (tr. Kreines) (1804-1808/)
• Andante Cantabile (arr. Holmes) (1798/1931)
• Beethoven: Four Dances (arr. Rizzo) (1976)
• Beethoven Pops Symphony (arr. Hoshide) (2020)
• Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement (arr. Harnsberger) (1804-1808/)
• Coriolan Overture (tr. Hanna) (1807/2014)
• Drei Zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schade) (1808-1810/1969)
• Drei zapfenstreiche (adopt. Schaefer) (1808-1810/1984)
• Écossaise for Military Band (arr. Stalter) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
• Egmont Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1810/1958)
• Egmont Overture (tr. McLain) (1810/2015)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Tobani) (1810/1900)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (1810/2012)
• Egmont Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1810/1924)
• Eroica (arr. Ripley) (1804/1900)
• Europa (Flex instrumentation) (with Charpentier; arr. Haan) (2009)
• The European Anthem (arr. Karajan) (1824/1972)
• Fanfare Prelude on "Ode to Joy" (arr. Curnow) (1824/1984)
• Fidelio Overture (arr. Scheiwiller) (1814/2016)
• Finale (arr. Cowherd) (1824/1990)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Hannickel) (1804-1808/xxx)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (arr. Isaac) (1804-1808/1965)
• Finale to "Symphony No. 5" (adapt. Longfield) (1804-1808/2020)
• First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
• Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble (arr. Reynolds) (1975)
• For Elise (arr. Long) (1810/1992)
• Für Elise (arr. Hautvast) (1810/2020)
• Für Elise (arr. Korson) (1810/1867/20--?)
• Grand Serenade (arr. Crusell; ed. Rogers) (1800/2004)
• The Great Beethoven Bonanza (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Jones) (2015)
• Grosse Fuge (arr. Minami) (1825/2016/2022)
• Grosse Fuge (arr. Roxburgh) (1825/1995)
• Happy Birthday to Mr. B (arr. Mashima) (2006)
• The Heavens Resound (arr. Kinyon) (1803/1990)
• Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (arr. Kirkland) (1824/1982)
• Leonore Overture No. 3 (tr. Hindsley) (1806/1974)
• Marcia alla Turca (arr. Rondeau) (1809/2011)
• March in B-flat. See: Marsch
• March in F (arr. Dunnigan) (1809/1995)
• March No. 1 in F (ed. Reynolds). See: Five Short Pieces for Wind Ensemble
• March of the Guards (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Glover) (1805/2019)
• Marsch (c. 1798/1865)
• Military March (adapt. Greissle) (1816/1827/1945)
• Military March in D (ed. Bourgeois) (1816/2003)
• Moonlight Serenade (arr. Mortimer)
• Moonlight Sonata (arr. Poor) (1801/2010)
• Octet (1792/1834)
• Octet (arr. Byrd) (1792/1834/2021)
• Ode to Joy (arr. Armstrong) (1824)
• Ode to Joy (arr. Barrett) (1824/1965/1995)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Brand) (1824/2000(?))
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Fisher) (1824/2018)
• Ode to Joy (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1824/2020)
• Overture to "Fidelio" (arr. Sedlak) (1814/1814)
• Piano Concerto No. 1 (arr. Odom) (1795/2019)
• Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb Major, Op. 73 "Emperor" (tr. Ladd) (1811/2025)
• Presto from "Symphony No. 7" (tr. Thompson) (1811/2018)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Barnes) (1801/1963)
• Prometheus Overture (arr. Slocum) (1801/1987)
• Quintet in E-flat Major, Op 16 (1796)
• Reflections in Moonlight (arr. Smith) (1801/2007)
• Rocking 4 Elise (arr. Berger) (1810/2014)
• Rondino (1793/195-?)
• Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
• Scherzo from "Symphony No. 9" (arr. Bocook) (1824/2004)
• Septet in E-flat Major, op. 20 (arr. Crusell) (1800/1825)
• Sextet (1796)
• Sextet (arr. Thompson) (1796/2020)
• Siegess­in­fonie (ed. Whitwell) (1813/2013)
• Six Country Dances (tr. McAlister) (1802/1988)
• Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: Mvt. 1 (arr. Yu) (1800/2014?)
• Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 (tr. Schmitt; ed. Marlow) (1800/1817/2007)
• Symphony No. 3 (tr. Moehlmann; ed. Rogers) (1804/2020)
• Symphony No. 5: Second Movement (arr. Harnsberger). See: Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, 2nd Movement
• Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey) (1804-1808/1920-1921)
  • First and Second Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (1804-1808/1921)
  • Scherzo and Finale from the Fifth Symphony (1804-1808/1920)
• Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Stanton) (1804-1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral" Selections (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Kanayama) (1808/2014)
• Symphony No. 7 (arr. Sedlak) (1812/1989?)
• Symphony No. 9 (tr. Vives) (1822-1824/2013)
• Symphony No. 9 (tr. Mas Quiles) (1822-1824/2013)
• Third and Fourth Movements from Symphony No. 5 in C minor (arr. Godfrey). See: Symphony No. 5 in C minor
• Three Equals (1812)
• Turkish March (arr. Curnow) (1809/2001)
• Turkish March (arr. Lake) (1809/1924)
• Two Hymns of Inspiration (arr. Gordon) (1977)
• Variations on a Motive of Beethoven (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ring) (1826/2020)
• Yorck March. See: Zwei Märsche für Militärmusik
• The Yorck Marche. See: March in F
• York’scher Marsch (arr. Sparke) (1809/1823/2003)
• Zwei Märsche für Militärmusik (1809-10)

Resources

• Coriolan Overture. Wikipedia.
• Paul Hanna, Harmonie de Beaurains