Introduction to "Also Sprach Zarathustra"

Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss (trans. Peter Schmalz)

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The underlying work bears the designation Opus 3.

General Info

Year: 1896 / 1986
Duration:
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Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Phoebus
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $10.00

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Errata

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Program Notes

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 ("Thus Spoke Zarathustra" or "Thus Spake Zarathustra") is a tone poem by Richard Strauss, composed in 1896 and inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel of the same name. The composer conducted its first performance on 27 November 1896 in Frankfurt. A typical performance lasts half an hour.

The work has been part of the classical repertoire since its first performance in 1896. The initial fanfare – titled "Sunrise" in the composer's program notes – became particularly well known after its use in Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

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Performances

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• Colorado Wind Ensemble (Denver) (David Kish, conductor) - 11 February 2023

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: Fanfare (arr. Longfield) (1896/2001)
• Also Sprach Zarathustra: Introduction (arr. Rogers) (1896/1999)
• An die Nacht (arr. Blair) (1918/)
• At the Summit from "Eine Alpensinfonie" (arr. Miller)
• Auf Stillem Waldespfad (arr. Davis) (2010)
• Beim Schlafengehn Im Abendrot (arr. Vesbein) (1949/)
• 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/)
• Don Juan (arr. Schyns) (1889/2019)
• Fanfare fur die Wiener Philharmoniker (1924)
• Fanfare zur Eröffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien im September 1924
• Feierlicher Einzug (arr. Johnson) (1909/2022)
• 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)
• Introduction to "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (tr. Schmalz) (1896/1986)
• Königsmarsch (arr. Barrett) (1906/1941)
• Königsmarsch (tr. Borodach) (1906/2021)
• 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 (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-?)
• Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (tr. Weber) (1865/)
• Trio from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Reynolds) (1911/1994)
• Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare (arr. Hobbs) (1924/2015)
• Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare (arr. Linklater) (1924)
• Waltzes from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Cailliet) (1911/1946)
• Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924)
• Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924/1960)
• Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Dunnigan) (1924/2020?)
• Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Nefs) (1924)
• Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Rumbelow) (1924/2013?)

Resources

• Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss), Wikipedia Accessed 23 December 2015
• "Also sprach Zarathustra, Op.30 (Strauss, Richard)." IMSLP. Web. Accessed 11 February 2023