Also Sprach Zarathustra

Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss (arr. Robert Longfield)

General Info

Year: 1896 / 2001
Duration: c. 1:30
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $40.00   |   Score Only (print) - $5.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bass Drum
• Crash Cymbals
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

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

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• University of Rhode Island (Kingston) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Gene Pollart, conductor) – 20 October 2019
• Triangle Wind Ensemble (Cary, N.C.) (Evan Feldman, conductor) – 26 May 2019
• Gettysburg (Penn.) College Wind Symphony (Russell McCutcheon, conductor) – 10 February 2019
• Denison University (Granville, Ohio) Wind Ensemble (Chris David Westover, conductor) – 10 November 2018
• Pomona (Calif.) Concert Band (Linda W. Taylor, conductor) – 9 March 2018
• Callanwolde Concert Band (Atlanta, Ga.) (Raymond Handfield, conductor) – 27 October 2017
• Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Winds (Dennis Llinas, conductor)– 17 November 2016
• Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) Wind Ensemble (Donald Peterson, conductor) – 28 October 2016
• Lesbian & Gay Big Apple Corps Symphonic Band (New York, N.Y.) (Kelly Watkins, conductor) – 12 December 2015
• Knoxville (Tenn.) Christian Youth Bands – 6 October 2015

Works for Winds by this Composer

• 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)
• Fanfare fur die Wiener Philharmoniker (1924)
• Fanfare zur Eröffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien im September 1924 for brass and timpani
• Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens (1909) for brass and timpani
• Festmusik der Stadt Wien (1942-3) for brass and timpani
• 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)
• 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)

Resources

• Also Sprach Zarathustra (Strauss), Wikipedia Accessed 23 December 2015
• Strauss, R.; Longfield, R. (2001). Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare [score]. Birch Island Music Press: Oskaloosa, Iowa.