KINDER OVERTURE

A composition written in traditional, if not classical, style and based around two adagio-allegro movements, in which the adagio movement acts as an introduction followed by the allegro sonata. The title of the piece refers not only to the young musicians involved but also the fact that it is a relatively small, amateur group and one that does not currently feel able to accomplish more difficult classical pieces. The educational purpose of the piece is clear in its intent to draw the attention of the young musicians to more traditional musical formats such as overtures, sonatas etc. – musical formats against which past masters such as Mozart, Haydn, Clementi, Mendelssohn and many others pitted their wits and left absolute masterpieces as testimony to their labours.