Like King Stephen, this overture was composed as incidental music to a play by August von  Kotzebue, this case one that compared the title city unfavorably to Budapest.
Like King Stephen, this overture was composed as incidental music to a play by August von  Kotzebue, this case one that compared the title city unfavorably to Budapest. It incorporates the contemporary fad for (*) Janissary music with the "Turkish March" section, that is often performed separately. For 10 points— name this Beethoven overture which might depict fragments of the Erechtheum or Parthenon.
Like King Stephen, this overture was composed as incidental music to a play by August von  Kotzebue, this case one that compared the title city unfavorably to Budapest.
The Ruins of Athens or Die Ruinen von Athen