Polka
Bedřich Smetana (arr. Gary Parks)
Subtitle: From the Opera The Bartered Bride
General Info
Year: 1866 / 2008
Duration: c. 4:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $78.00; (digital) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo/Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Bells
- Crash Cymbals
- Snare Drum
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Whirling, brightly-clad dancers are brought to life in this exhilarating transcription for concert band. The joyful celebration of Bohemian peasant life is evidenced from the development of the theme to the dramatic presto at the end.
- Program Note from publisher
The Bartered Bride is a comic opera in three acts by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana, to a libretto by Karel Sabina. The work is generally regarded as a major contribution towards the development of Czech music. It was composed during the period 1863–66, and first performed at the Provisional Theatre, Prague, on 30 May 1866 in a two-act format with spoken dialogue.
Set in a country village and with realistic characters, it tells the story of how, after a late surprise revelation, true love prevails over the combined efforts of ambitious parents and a scheming marriage broker.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
- Louisiana: IV
- Texas: IV. Complete
Performances
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- Clovis (Calif.) East High School Symphonic Winds (Scott Downs, conductor) – 22 April 2022 (2022 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Middlesex Concert Band (Wakefield, Mass.) (Joseph Nuccio, conductor) – 8 June 2019
- Kingsburg (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Michael Schofield, conductor) – 12 April 2019 (2019 San Joaquin Valley (Calif.) Concert Band Invitational)
- Kingsburg (Calif.) High School Wind Ensemble (Mike Schofield, conductor) -15 March 2019 (2019 Sutherland Wind Festival (Fresno, Calif.)
- Tucson (Ariz.) Concert Band (Lorelei Allison Conrad, conductor) – 9 October 2016
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Vltava (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ehara) (1874/2014)
All Wind Works
- Fanfares (arr. Nelhybel) (1872/1976)
- High Castle, The
- The Moldau (arr. Cacavas, rev. Rogers) (1874/1999)
- Overture to "Libusse"
- Overture to "The Bartered Bride" (arr. Bělohoubek) (1866)
- Overture to "The Bartered Bride" (tr. Patterson) (1866)
- Polka (arr. Parks) (1866/2008)
- Three Revolutionary Marches (arr. Nelhybel) (1848/1969)
- Vltava (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Ehara) (1874/2014)
- Wallenstein's Camp
Resources
- The Bartered Bride, Wikipedia Accessed 17 October 2016
- Perusal score