Overtures ( Music for Theatre )

The Overtures to Rossini's opera,composer

An overture is a piece of music that is played before an opera or ballet begins.It is the first music that the audience hears,so it is often lively and exciting to attract people's attention.

Overtures are also of orchestral concerts.The overture to Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville is often used this way.When this idia first became popular,many composers,such as Mendelssohn,began writing overtures specially for concerts.

The overture to Rossini's opera The Barber of Seville is often used this way.