Overture in D major GWV424~Edited by Kim Patrick Clow.
This is a glorious French style piece whose majestic outer sections frame a delightful fugue. It is scored for 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings and continuo. As it was used as the introduction to a grand Christmas cantata, there are no dance movements to form a suite.
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(PDF, 38kb)~~Score and parts|GRA079.2|Score|GRA079.1|Extra Violin 1 part|GRA079.6|Extra Violin 2 part|GRA079.7|Extra Viola part|GRA079.8|Extra Bass part|GRA079.9|~3723~3285~Graupner, Christmas, overture, trumpets~