Festival music

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In classical music culture, festival music was a celebratory piece of music, the composition of which was commissioned by a ruler or aristocrat on the occasion of a coronation or marriage, an anniversary or other celebration .

Many of these compositions therefore have the term Festmusik in their names, for example by

  • Johann Sebastian Bach
    • Festival music for the City Council of Leipzig BWV 216a
    • Festival music for aristocrats and citizens BWV 30a, BWV 210a , BWV 210 , BWV 211 , BWV 212
    • Festival music for Saxony-Weimar, Saxony-Weißenfels and Anhalt-Köthen BWV 36a-197
    • Festival music for Electoral Saxony BWV 193a , 205a– BWV 215 , 249a etc.
    • Festival music for Anhalt-Zerbst Anh. 194
    • Festival music for the Leipzig University BWV 36b / c, 198–207
    • Festival music for the Leipzig Thomas School BWV 193b
  • Giovanni Rovetta , Festival music for the birth of the French heir to the throne Louis XIV
  • Johann Friedrich Naue
    • Festival music for August 3, 1814 for solos, 4-part choir and orchestra (1814)
    • Triumphal march for choir and harmony music (reception of the Prussian Crown Princess Elise, 1823)
    • Festival music for the king's birthday party on August 2, 1824 (1824)
    • Festive music for the organ consecration in the Ulrichskirche (with the chorale Adoration, Fame and Honor ) (1826)
  • Werner Egk , Olympic Festival Music (Prize for orchestral music)
  • Rocket symphony by Orlando Gough for the opening of Linz 2009 - European Capital of Culture

A much-used sub-form of festival music is the cantata form of festival music. Examples are: