| A | B |
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| Overture | Opening piece-an instrumental composition written as an introduction to a work such as an opera or oratorio, or as an independant piece to be performed in the concert hall. |
| Overtures(from 1 period to another) | Earliest-fanfare snatches of music calling the audience to say that the opera was about to begin. Later-More elaborate and different tempos. |
| French | 1. Slow section majestic and dignified featuring dotted rythms leading to: 2. A quick main section often endintg w/a short slow passage similar in mood to the first section. |
| Italian | (Sinfonia)-1. A quick movement 2. A slow movement 3. A quick movement (often w/a dancelike rythm.) |
| Sinfonia | Early ancester to a symphony. |
| Mendelson | A composer who made a descriptive overture that told a part of history. |
| Hebrides | HEbrihdeez |
| Mozart | One movement (reflecting mood) |
