Description
Brahms composed this work during the summer of 1880 as a tribute to the University of Breslau for conferring on him an honorary doctorate of philosophy. Known for his love of irony, Brahms based this overture on a number of familiar melodies resulting in what he called a �very boisterous potpourri of student songs.� Included is Was kommt dort von der H�h (�What Comes There from on Yonder?�), sung by upperclassmen to chide first year students, a German patriotic song Wir hatten gebauet ein stattliches Haus (�We have built this stately house�), and a triumphant finale on Gaudeamus igitur (�So Let Us Rejoice�) that was commonly performed at many European high school and university graduation ceremonies.
Instrument: Concert Band
Medium: Conductor Score
SKU: 36-M988301
