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Festmusik der Stadt Wien (arr Banks)
Richard Strauss (arr. Banks)
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General Info
Year: 1943 / 1979
Duration: c. 2:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Cost: Score and Parts - $58.00
Instrumentation
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Errata
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Program Notes
German composer and conductor Richard Strauss was noted for his symphonic works, including Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel, Thus Spake Zarathrustra, and his opera Der Rosenkavalier. He completed the Festmusik der Stadt Wein on January 14, 1943, while wintering in Vienna (Wein). The leader of the Trumpetenchior der Stadt Wein asked him to compose a work for them. This stellar group included 22 members of the brass sections, along with percussion of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Vienna Symphony, and the Volksoper Orchestra.
-Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music
German composer Richard Georg Strauss finished the score of the Festmusik der Stadt Wien (Festive Music for the City of Vienna) on January 14, 1943. The score is dedicated to the Vienna City Council in gratitude for having been awarded its Beethoven Prize the previous year. Written for the Vienna Trumpet Corps, the piece was originally scored for ten trumpets, seven trombones, two tubas, and timpani. Strauss conducted the work’s premiere in the Festival Hall of the Vienna Rathaus on April 9, 1943. Ten days later, he made a much shorter version of the work known simply as Vienna Fanfare. This version was arranged for military band by Eric Banks of the Royal Air Force.
- Program Note by the Buchholz High School Wind Symphony concert program, 17 December 2014
Commercial Discography
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State Ratings
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Performances
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- Michigan State University (East Lansing) Wind Symphony (Kevin Sedatole, conductor) – 27 September 2018
- Buchholz High School (Gainesville, Fla.) Wind Symphony (Alexander Kaminsky, conductor) - 17 December 2014 (2014 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Acht Lieder (trans. Iijima) (1885/2017)
- Allerseelen (arr. Davis, ed. Fennell) (1885/1955/1987)
- Allerseelen (trans. Heger) (1885/1933)
- Also Sprach Zarathustra (arr. Longfield) (1896/2001)
- At the Summit from "Eine Alpensinfonie" (arr. Miller)
- Auf Stillem Waldespfad (arr. Davis) (2010)
- Concerto No 1 for Horn and Symphonic Band (tr. Anderson)
- Dance of the Seven Veils from "Salome" (arr. Morita) (1907/2011)
- Don Juan (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
- Don Juan (tr. Patterson) (1888/)
- Fanfare fur die Wiener Philharmoniker (1924)
- Fanfare zur Eröffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien im September 1924
- Feierlicher Einzug (ed. Villanueva) (1909)
- Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens (1909)
- Festmusik der Stadt Wien (1942-3)
- Festmusik der Stadt Wien (arr Banks) (arr. Banks) (1942-3/1979)
- Finale from "Death and Transfiguration" (arr. Harding) (1950)
- Hero's Courtship, A (tr. Harding) (1956)
- Hero's Life, Synthesis for Concert Band, A (tr. Hindsley)
- Konigsmarsch (arr. Barrett) (1906/1941)
- Olympische Hymne
- Parade March (arr. Longfield) (1905/2016)
- Presentation of the Silver Rose (arr. Reed) (1910/1988)
- Rondo from Concerto No. 1, Opus 11 (arr. Glover) (1883/2009)
- Salome's Dance (tr. Hindsley) (1907/ [196-?]
- Selections from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Odom)
- Serenade, Opus 7 (arr. Fennell) (1881/1986)
- Sonatina I (1943)
- Sonatina No. 2, Fröhliche Werkstatt (1944-5)
- A Strauss Fanfare (arr. Friedman) (2006)
- Suite in B-flat , Opus 4
- Symphony for Wind. See: Sonatina No. 2, Fröhliche Werkstatt
- Three Songs (arr. Kreines) (1885-1894)
- Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (tr. Hindsley) (1865/197-?)
- Trio from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Reynolds) (1911/1994)
- Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924)
- Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Rumbelow) (1924/2013?)
- Waltzes from "Der Rosenkavalier" (1911/1946)
References
- Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Festmusik der Stad Wien." Accessed 8 December 2014.
- Strauss, J; Banks, E. [2006]. Fest-Musik der Stadt Wien [score]. Boosey & Hawkes: London.
