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Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio - Overture
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Overtures and Openings
5. Mozart: The Abduction from the Seraglio - Overture
Italian overtures often detached from their operas and played as independent concert pieces became important to the early history of the symphony. Such was the case for Mozart’s overture to his opera, The Abduction from the Seraglio. Similar to the later Magic Flute overture, this one opens quietly and is then interrupted by loud passages similar to the Turkish military band music later in the opera.
