Holmès – Overture for a Comedy (c.1890)

“Overture for a Comedy” (French: Ouverture pour une comédie) is a symphonic work for orchestra composed by the Irish-French composer Augusta Holmès (1847–1903), sometimes dated around c. 1870–1890, though often associated with her later, more mature orchestral style.

Key Details about the Work:

• Composer: Augusta Holmès (often spelled Holmes), a noted 19th-century composer who studied under César Franck.
• Genre: Concert overture/symphonic poem.
• Style: The piece is noted for being a light, often energetic, and sometimes dramatic orchestral work, characteristic of her ability to handle large-scale instrumentation. 

The work is part of her relatively small but significant output of instrumental music, which often took a back seat to her large-scale dramatic cantatas and operas.