Ouverture (disambiguation)
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An ouverture is an introductory movement to a larger musical work.
Ouverture, Ouvertüre, l'Ouverture, Louverture, or variation, may also refer to:
People
- Toussaint Louverture (1743–1803), leader of the Haitian Revolution
- Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture (1742–1816), wife of Toussaint l'Ouverture
- Moyse Louveture (1733–1801; also called Moïse Hyacinthe L’Ouverture), Haitian Revolution military commander
- Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (1932–2013), U.S. jazz musician
Places
- L'Ouverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Toussaint L'Ouverture County Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee, USA
- L'Ouverture Hospital, Franklin and Armfield Office, Alexandra, Virginia, USA
Arts and entertainment
- "Ouverture" (song), a 2003 song by Daft Punk off the album Daft Club
- "Ouverture" (song), a 2008 track by Within Temptation off Black Symphony
- Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre, a Japanese anime cartoon TV show
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