(Syndicated, 1961) [a 15-minute series of re-edited theatrical shorts which were originally distributed by MGM beginning in 1938, they were narrated historical dramas (we would now call it "docu-drama") packaged with introductions and narration by producer John Nesbitt; sometimes episodes were used as "fillers"; these filmed shorts derived from the "Passing Parade" radio show Nesbitt produced from 1937 - 1951 which aired on 3 networks]
[The excerpt used is the proud heroic melody toward the end as played in the "tutti" section of this overture; Screen credits list Daniele Amfitheatrof as music director, so or David Snell below may have been the adapter-arranger; This screen credit was seen 1/31/2002 during broadcast of an episode shown on the Turner Classic Cable TV network; Contributor R. Armantrout reminds us this same melody was re-used by Tchaikovsky as the 2nd theme of the 2nd movement of his 1888 Symphony Number 5 in E Minor (Op. 64) 18 years after it was first used in the finale of the Fantasy-Overture; Original title aka: "Ouverture à la tragédie de Shakespeare Roméo et Juliette"; aka: "Romeo and Juliette Fantasy Overture"; aka: "Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy"] Composer: Pytor Ilyitch ("Peter") Tchaikovsky (predates ASCAP & BMI) Original Publisher: Edition Bote & G. Bock of Berlin and Posen, Germany Original US Publisher: Carl Fischer, Inc. (ASCAP) 2001 Publisher: [in the Public Domain] Composition Date: 1869 - 1870 Publication Date: 1871 US Copyright Date: US Renewal Date: Recordings:
[This is undoubtedly an arrangement based upon the "Romeo and Juliet" excerpt of the above melody from Tchaikovsky arranged for use in the theatrical shorts with an extra original fanfare by David L. Snell] Arranger/Adapter: David L. Snell (British PRS/ASCAP) Original Publisher: Leo Feist, Inc. (ASCAP) 2002 Publisher: EMI-Feist Catalog, Inc. (ASCAP) c/o EMI-April Music, Inc. a division of EMI Music Publishing of New York, NY Copyright Date: Renewal Date: Recordings: