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's '' Fingal's Cave '' or Hector Berlioz 's '' Roman Carnival Overture .'' These in turn sprung from the Overture s by Ludwig Van Beethoven such as those for '' Egmont '', '' Coriolanus '', and the ''Leonore No. 3'', which in their musical content anticipates the story of the stage work which they introduce (plays in the case of ''Egmont'' and '' Coriolanus'', the opera '' Fidelio '' in the case of ''Leonore''). Even earlier orchestral mood pieces are exemplified by the 'storm' set-pieces that were an established genre that went back to the summer storm in Antonio Vivaldi 's '' The Four Seasons '', and some moody ''entr'actes'' between scenes of Baroque French operas. Other composers who took up the symphonic poem:
From the above one can understand that the freedom of the genre of the symphonic poem allows other appellations, such as "musical picture," "overture," "fantasy," etc. Richard Strauss (who preferred the term "tone poem" to "symphonic poem") was one of the most prolific late Romantic composers in the genre, with his works including ''Don Juan'', '' Till Eulenspiegel '', '' Also Sprach Zarathustra ,'' '' Don Quichote ,'' and '' Ein Heldenleben ''. Strauss subtitled ''Don Quichote'' 'Introduction, Theme with Variations, and Finale' and 'Fantastic Variations for Large Orchestra on a Theme of Knight ly Character.' The work could as easily be called a Rhapsody as a tone poem. William Lloyd Webber , the father of theatrical composer/impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber , composed a symphonic poem '' Aurora '', which has experienced a resurgence in popularity in recent years. However, some of this interest can be attributed to his association with the popularity of his son's works. There are also a number of one-movement works not written for orchestra, but for some Chamber ensemble or solo instrument, based on some extra-musical source. Because of their non-orchestral nature, these are not considered to be "symphonic poems", although in all aspects other than instrumentation, they resemble one. One of the best known such pieces is Arnold Schoenberg 's ''Verklärte Nacht'' (''"Transfigured Night"''), based on a poem, originally written for string sextet (though later arranged for a larger ensemble). SEE ALSO |
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