Musical Openings

From the start of Beethoven's 'Eroica' Symphony to the melody that begins Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, how do you write the perfect opening?

A lecture by Jeremy Summerly, Visiting Professor of Music History
19 September 2019 6pm (UK time)

https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/musical-openings

The hammerblow introduction to Beethoven’s ‘Eroica’ Symphony and the iconic four-note opening motif of the 5th Symphony, the unresolved start of Wagner’s Tristan & Isolde, the sensuously meandering melody that begins Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and the identical fanfare that opens both Monteverdi’s opera Orfeo and his 1610 Vespers.

This lecture looks at how composers of all periods have risen to the challenge of how to write a memorable musical opening sentence.

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