Hungarian Dance No 6 (arr Price)

Johannes Brahms

General Info

Year: 1869 / 1940
Duration: c. 3:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano four-hands
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above. This work may be borrowed from the Chatfield Music Lending Library

Instrumentation

Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-II
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
B-flat Cornets Solo-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion

(percussion detail desired)

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Originally set in D-flat major, the sixth Hungarian Dance, starts with a slow teaser before the marked vivace tempo takes hold. This upbeat dance is contrasted through Brahms’ dramatic use of dynamics. The quiet woodwind sections go against the loud tutti sections that are led by the strings and percussion. A held-back second theme has its roots firmly in Hungarian folk tunes, as the theme begins to unravel. Brahms moves between the sweet-sounding melodies and the harsh and vivacious second theme to create light and shade within the dance. The sixth dance finishes with a very short recapitulation of the first theme before two chords finish the dance in scintillating style.

- Program Note by Alex Burns for orchestral version

Media

Audio CD: Westlake High School Band (Kerry Taylor, conductor) – 2002

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Westlake High School (Austin, Tx.) Band (Kerry Taylor, conductor) – 19 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)

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Resources

Brahms, J.; Price, S. (1940). Hungarian Dances nos. 5 and 6 [score]. Carl Fischer: New York, N.Y.
Burns, Alex. "Johannes Brahms ‘Hungarian Dance No.6’: Vivace!" Classicalexburns, 25 November 2020. Web. Accessed 16 June 2022