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Overture in G minor, WAB 98

186312 min

This guide follows Bruckner’s Overture in G minor, WAB 98 (1863) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: China NCPA Orchestra, Lü Jia (2024)

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– Sonata form0:21–12:08

An opens the piece and lasts 22 . The then starts the with a that leaps an octave in , followed by full orchestral chords and rushing runs of fast notes. A , marked , has wide leaps. The turns the themes upside down (inversion). The follows, and then the .

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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Anton BrucknerOrchestral worksRomantic periodG minorSonata form

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