Franz von Suppé -- Poet and Peasant Overture -- Score

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Dichter und Bauer was originally written as incidental music for a comedy that premiered on 24 August 1846 in Vienna, and was reworked into an operetta by another composer in 1900. Francesco Ezechiele Ermenegildo de Suppé, or simply Franz von Suppé in later life, was a Dalmatian composer. Not a spotted dog, but a subject of the Kingdom of Dalmatia, a crown land of the Austrian Empire, and later Austro-Hungarian Empire, in what is now Croatia. His origins, and his name, reflect the multi-ethnic conglomeration of the Dual Monarchy, which was assembled as much by diplomacy and marriage as it was by force of arms. He belongs to the late 19th Century composers of light opera, such as Sullivan in Britain and Offenbach in France. Although they didn't have the same status as grand opera composers such as Wagner and Verdi, light opera, which could be dramatic, comic, or even both, was more accessible to the public, much more popular for its time, but didn't have quite the same staying power. Being seen as somewhat lowbrow and common didn't help.
But for all that, the music could stand on its own. The Tales of Hoffmann and The Yeomen of the Guard can be just as beautiful and profound as any grand opera, and sometimes even more memorable. Of von Suppé's output, unfortunately not much is remembered nowadays, but two of the overtures have found a place in the popular memory, thanks to Warner Bros. cartoons and other sources.
Score sourced through the International Music Score Library Project/Petrucci Music Library: imslp.org/wiki...
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