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		Esplanade Overture
Compositions: Concert Hall Concertos Fanfares Symphonic works Vocal works Miscellanea		In May of 1982 Williams told Richard Dyer, "On my desk right now I have the score of a 'Comedy Overture' of my own — I hope to finish it in time to play it during June. No, it doesn't go to any specific comedy — the audience will just have to invent one as it goes along." The Boston premiere did not take place until May 3, 1983 but in the interim Williams scored the film Monsignor and utilized music from the overture for parts of the score. Whatever the reason, Williams' urge to do some musical recycling is understandable given how awful the film is. Recordings While the Esplanade Overture itself has never been recorded, it is more or less identical (save a slightly different coda) to the cue "Meeting in Sicily" on the Monsignor soundtrack LP. Sheet Music The orchestral score and parts to this work are not commercially available, nor has any arrangement ever been published. References "Orchestrating a new Pops season," Richard Dyer Boston Globe, May 4 1982 "Pops' opening `insubstantial'," Richard Dyer Boston Globe, May 4 1983, 47 Links The Boston Pops web site
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