Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien

From Wind Repertory Project
Franz von Suppé

Franz von Suppé (trans. Jacco Nefs)


This title translates from the German as Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna.


General Info

Year: 1844 / 2015
Duration: c. 8:00
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Symphony
Publisher: Jacco Nefs
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $140.00; (digital) - $15.00   |   Score Only (print) - $15.00; (digital) - $15.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
Solo B-flat Soprano Clarinet 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
Solo B-flat Trumpet I-II
B-flat Trumpet tutti
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Snare Drum

Cello solo part & tutti (optional)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

The overture Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna was one of over twenty scores that Franz von Suppé composed for the theater in the years between 1843 and 1845. During this time he was in the employment of several different theaters in and around his adopted home, Vienna, where he served as kapellmeister (music director or conductor) for the next seventeen years. He was a prolific writer, composing over 1134 theater-related works.

- Program Note from publisher


While few of Suppé’s operettas survive in the stage repertoire, his overtures are often performed in concert. Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna was a play by Franz Xaver Told, staged in February 1844 with incidental music by Suppé. The production lasted only three performances, but the overture has remained one of Suppé’s most popular works. The overture does not reflect the plot, the music of the play, nor any musical depiction of the times of day in Vienna; rather, like a Rossini overture, it is designed to capture the attention of the audience. Its charm and effervescence reflect a blend of Viennese waltzes and polkas, French opéra comique in the style of Offenbach, and Italian opera buffa, in the style of Rossini.

Suppé’s overtures have maintained their popularity in modern media, and listeners may recognize this particular piece from the 1959 cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, Baton Bunny, in which the character Bugs Bunny is a famous conductor and must overcome various obstacles, including coughing audience members and wardrobe malfunctions, all while leading the orchestra performing Suppé’s delightful overture.

- Program Note from United States Marine Band concert program, 13 January 2019


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State Ratings

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Performances

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Works for Winds by This Composer


Resources

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