Beautiful Galatea Overture

Franz von Suppé

Franz von Suppé (arr. Louis-Philippe Laurendeau, rev. McArthur)

General Info

Year: 1863 / 1900
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.

For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II-III
Eb Cornet
Alto I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Tenor I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Percussion, including:

Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Crash Cymbals
Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Die schöne Galathée (The Beautiful Galatea) is an operetta in two acts by Franz von Suppé to a German libretto by the composer and 'Poly Henrion' (the pseudonym of Leonhard Kohl von Kohlenegg (de)).

In the early 1860s, French operettas by Jacques Offenbach were first presented in Vienna. Franz von Suppé was obliged to compete with them by taking the time-honored traditions of Vienna and combining it with the new style of Offenbach. Die schöne Galathée was Franz von Suppé's first critical success.

The sculptor Pygmalion has fallen madly in love with his statue of Galathée and accordingly does not want to sell it to Mydas, a patron of the arts. Instead he prays to Venus, the goddess of love, that the statue be brought to life. The wish is granted but Galathée turns out to be a very independent-minded creature. She is unfaithful to Pygmalion with his servant Ganymed (because he is much more pleasing to her than Pygmalion) and does not reject Mydas, who offers her jewelry. When Pygmalion catches Galathée in a compromising situation, he successfully implores Venus to turn her back into stone. The jewelry offered by Mydas is also turned into stone, but the whole statue is sold to him.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

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State Ratings

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Performances

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Kings Park Concert Band (Fairfax, Va.) (Rich Bergman, conductor) – 5 November 2017
Virginia Grand Military Band (Alexandria, Va.) (Loras John Schissel, conductor) – 31 October 2015
Charlottesville (Va.) Municipal Band (Stephen R. Layman, conductor) - 19 October 2014
Keith Brion and His New Sousa Band (Keith Brion, conductor) – 17 December 2009 (2009 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

Banditenstreiche (trans. Nefs) (1868/2012)
The Beautiful Galatea (arr. Lopez)
Beautiful Galatea Overture (arr. Laurendeau) (1865/1900)
Beautiful Galatea Overture (arr. Verhaert) (1865/2005)
Boccacio March (arr. Sturchio/Geisler)
Boccaccio (tr. Nefs) (1879/2020)
Boccaccio Mars (arr. Hautvast) (1879/2007)
Das Pensionat (scored Lake; rev. Whear) (1860/1958/1981)
Dichter und Bauer (tr. Nefs) (1846/2010)
Dichter und Bauer (arr. Stevenson) (1846/)
Dichter und Bauer (arr. Wagner) (1846/1996)
Dichter und Bauer. See also: Poet and Peasant Overture
Die Frau Meisterin (ed. Laurendeau) (1868/1909)
Dona Juanita (arr. Barnes)
Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien (tr. Nefs) (1844/2015)
Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien. See also: Poet and Peasant Overture
Fatinitza Overture (arr. Gore)
Fatinitza Overture (arr. Yoder)
Isabella (tr. Laurendeau) (1869/1903)
Jolly Robbers Overture (arr. Bender)
Jolly Robbers Overture (arr. Laurendeau) (1867/1897)
Jolly Robbers Overture. See also: Banditenstreiche
Leichte Kavallerie (arr. Nefs) (1866/2010)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Fall) (1866/1937)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Fillmore; ed. Foster) (1866/2000)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Godfrey) (1866/1906)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Houllif) (1866)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Kreines) (1866)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. McAlister; ed. Reed) (1866/2003)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Tobani) (1866/1887)
Light Cavalry Overture (arr. Van der Beek) (1866)
Light Cavalry Overture (ed. Schissel) (1866/2004)
Light Cavalry Overture. See also: Leichte Kavallerie
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (arr. Foster) (1844/2002)
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (arr. Morelli) (1844)
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (arr. Tobani) (1844/1896)
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna (tr. Singleton)
Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna. See also: Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien
Pique Dame Overture (tr. Singleton)
Pique Dame Overture (arr. Tobani and Kent) (1862/1896/1948)
Poet and Peasant Overture (arr. Meyrelles) (1845/1911)
Poet and Peasant Overture (arr. Takahashi) (1845/1997)
Poet and Peasant Overture (arr. Safranek) (1845/1911)
Poet and Peasant Overture (tr. Singleton) (1845)
Poet and Peasant Overture (tr. Fillmore) (1845/1922)
Poet and Peasant Overture. See also: Dichter und Bauer
Tantalusqualen Overture (arr. Grotenhuis)
Vienna Jubilation Overture (tr. Bourgeois) (1890)

Resources

Die schöne Galathée, Wikipedia
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Beautiful Galatea." Accessed 17 October 2014