Windswept House-Academic Festival Overture (German: Akademische Festouvertüre), Op. 80, by Johannes Brahms, was one of a pair of contrasting concert overtures — the other being the Tragic Overture, Op. 81. Brahms composed the work during the summer of 1880 as a musical thank you to the University of Breslau, which had awarded him an honorary doctorate the previous year. The composer himself conducted the premiere at a special convocation held by the University on January 4, 1881, to the chagrin (and mischievous delight) of many of the academics in the audience[citation needed]. Due to its easily grasped structure, its lyrical warmth, as well as its excitement and humor, the work has remained a staple of todays concert-hall repertoire. A typical performance lasts around ten minutes. For more information, please visit Wikipedia.org, Love History? Please Share and do give our page a LIkE. Thank you. ;)
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