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Overture: In Praise of Folly

Composers:
  • Walker, George
Detailed Instrumentation: 2(+Picc).2(+EH).2(+BCl).2(+CBn): 4.4.3.1: Timp.Perc(5): Piano(+celeste).Harp: Str
Duration: 8
Description:

Written as a portrayal of Erasmus’s character named Folly, OVERTURE: IN PRAISE OF FOLLY begins with much seriousness, though becomes increasingly playful and teasing with satire and the sardonic to the fore. Hints of American tunes come and go, tunes from different origins, for example “Joshua Fit De Battle of Jericho” and “America the Beautiful”. It was premiered by the New York Philharmonic in 1981 under the baton of Zubin Mehta.

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