Danse Diabolique
Joseph Hellmesberger Jr. (trans. Tohru Takahashi)
General Info
Year: c. 1900 / 1995 / 2003
Duration: c. 5:15
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: De Haske
Cost: Score and Parts - $123.00 | Score Only - $19.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet I-II
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
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion I-II, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Glockenspiel
- Snare Drum
- Triangle
- Xylophone
Errata
In Parts and Score:
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I, m.155-158: Add "Staccato" on all notes.
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone, m.148: First note is C, not D.
- Trombone I-II, m.285-292: Cue notes are not necessary.
- Percussion I (Glockenspiel), m.146: Add "Flat" on second note.
- Timpani, m.341: G, not A.
Program Notes
Joseph Hellmesberger (1855-1907) was born into a Viennese musical family. His grandfather was the first concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic, and his father was a famous violinist as well as a conductor and composer. Hellmesberger started out as a virtuoso violinist and later became a well-known conductor; he was appointed musical director of the Vienna Philharmonic. After his penchant for young female dancers of the State Theater led to a scandal, he left Vienna and concentrated on composing light music, particularly operetta.
Das Veilchenmadel was successful around Europe and saved him from financial ruin. Hellmesberger also wrote a variety of dances, including Danse Diabolique. It is an exciting piece with an energetic waltz at its height. The Phrygian mode (D-Eb-F-G-A-Bb-C) results in a diabolic atmosphere, yet at the height of the work there is an energetic waltz, a nod to the composer’s musical heritage.
- Program note by Virginia Wind Symphony concert program, 21 December 2012
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
- Audio CD: The Musashino Academia Musicae Wind Ensemble (Ray Cramer, conductor) - 2006
- Audio CD: Virginia Wind Symphony (Dennis J. Zeisler, conductor)
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Campus Band (Cassidy Nalepa, conductor) - 15 November 2023
- Arizona State University (Tempe) Wind Symphony (Jamal Duncan, conductor) - 25 April 2023
- Mid-Atlantic Honor Band (Winchester, Va.) (Tim Robblee, conductor) - 29 January 2023
- Purdue University Fort Wayne (Ind.) Wind Ensemble (Daniel Tembras, conductor) - 14 January 2023 (Indiana University Music Educators Association Conference, Ft. Wayne)
- Purdue University Fort Wayne (Ind.) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Daniel Tembras, conductor) - 8 December 2022
- World Youth Wind Orchestra Project (WYWOP) (Schladming, Aus.) (Verena Mosenbichler-Bryant, conductor) - 16 July 2022
- University of Wisconsin-Madison Concert Band (Corey Pompey, conductor) - 18 November 2021
- Marquette University (Milwaukee, Wisc.) Wind Ensemble (Erik N. Janners, conductor) – 23 February 2020
- Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Wind Symphony (Donald Hale, conductor) - 25 November 2019
- Genesee Valley Wind Ensemble (Oakfield, N.Y.) (Martin Allen, conductor) – 24 November 2019
- Northwest Missouri State University (Maryville) Wind Symphony (John Bell, conductor) – 22 November 2019 (Nebraska Music Educators Association Conference/In-Service)
- University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) Gold Campus Band (Cory Near, conductor) – 2 May 2019
- Atlanta (Ga.) Wind Symphony (David Kehler, conductor) – 9 March 2019
- Texas All-State Concert Band (Jamie Nix, conductor) - 16 February 2019 (2019 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- CBDNA North Central Intercollegiate Band (Jamie L. Nix, conductor) – 24 February 2018 (CBDNA 2018 North Central Conference, Kalamazoo, Mich.)
- Spartan Youth Wind Symphony (East Lansing, Mich.) (Simon Holoweiko) – 3 December 2017
- Aledo (Texas) High School Wind Ensemble (Joey Paul, conductor) - 12 February 2016 (2016 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
- Reinhardt University (Waleska, Ga.) Symphonic Winds (Robert D. Jorgensen, conductor) - 6 March 2014 (ABA 2014 Annual Convention (Montgomery, Alabama))
- Virginia Wind Symphony (Hampton Roads) (Dennis J. Ziesler, conductor) – 21 December 2012 (2012 Midwest Clinic)
- The Musashino Academia Musicae (Tokyo, Japan) Wind Ensemble (Ray Cramer, conductor) – 20 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Danse Diabolique (arr. Takahashi) (1995)
- Danse Diabolique (arr. Kamei) (2014)
- Danse Diabolique (arr. Schade) (1971)
- Gypsy Dance (arr. Ambrose) (1888/2015)
- Teufelstanz (arr. Wagner)
- Valse Espagnole (arr. Leeb) (2010)
- Viellebchen (arr. Reinau)
- Zigeunertanz (arr. Mortimer)