The Lighter Classics in Music by David Ewen

introduction after which comes the brisk melody for woodwind followed by

the full orchestra that has made this overture so famous; the gallop of the cavalry is here simulated in a brisk rhythm. The agitation is dissipated by a sensitive transition in strings and clarinet to a spacious melody in strings in a sensual Hungarian style. The brisk military music and the open horning calls then give the overture a dynamic conclusion. _Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna_ (_Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien_) is one of the composer’s famous concert overtures. A dramatic