Feierlicher Einzug (ed. Villanueva)

Richard Strauss

General Info

Year: 1909 /
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Brass choir
Publisher: JV Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $30.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
E-flat Trumpet
B-flat Cornet I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III-IV
Bass Trombone
Tuba I-II
Timpani

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

In English, the title of this work is "Fanfare for the Solemn Procession of the Knights of the Order of St. John." It was composed in 1909 at the request of that society, which was founded in Jerusalem during the first crusade. Originally written for brass ensemble, Strauss later scored it for full orchestra.

- Program Note from Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music

Strauss was already a well-known conductor and composer when he wrote Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens (Solemn Entrance of the Knights of the Order of Saint John) in 1909. One of only a handful of his works written exclusively for winds, Strauss’s powerful, majestic Feierlicher Einzug is scored for 15 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, and timpani. It was composed for the investiture ceremonies of the Order of St. John, a Western Christian military order that was founded in Jerusalem in 1023 to care for poor, sick, or injured pilgrims journeying to the Holy Land.

- Program Note from Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble concert program, 9 June 2019

Feierlicher Einzug (Festival Procession) was written by Richard Strauss in 1909. The occasion was an investiture ceremony for the Knights of St. John, a fraternal organization with roots going back as far as the 11th century. Today, offshoots of this venerable order still exist, doing charitable works–primarily in aiding the poor and the sick–around the world.

The original scoring of this piece included parts for 15 trumpets, 4 horns, 4 trombones, 2 tubas, and timpani. Strauss later scored the work for full orchestra, including organ and optional chorus. An arrangement by Max Reger (1873-1916) for organ, 2 trombones, and timpani is still frequently performed today.

This edition, edited by Jari Villanueva uses B-flat trumpets and F horns.

- Program Note from publisher

Media

Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown
Audio: Reference recording. New England Conservatory Brass (Norman Bolter, conductor) - 2013

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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United States Air Force Band of the West (San Antonio, Tx.) (Dustin M. Doyle, conductor) - 21 July 2022
New England Conservatory (Boston, Mass.) Brass Ensemble - 9 May 2021
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Wind Symphony (Brian Youngblood, conductor) - 13 February 2020 (2020 TMEA Conference, San Antonio)
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Wind Symphony (Bobby R. Francis, conductor) – 11 February 2020
Texas Christian University (Fort Worth) Wind Symphony (Bobby R. Francis, conductor) – 25 November 2019

Works for Winds by This Composer

Acht Lieder (trans. Iijima) (1885/2017)
Allerseelen (arr. Davis, ed. Fennell) (1885/1955/1987)
Allerseelen (trans. Heger) (1885/1933)
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Fanfare (arr. Longfield) (1896/2001)
Also Sprach Zarathustra: Introduction (arr. Rogers) (1896/1999)
An die Nacht (arr. Blair) (1918/)
At the Summit from "Eine Alpensinfonie" (arr. Miller)
Auf Stillem Waldespfad (arr. Davis) (2010)
Beim Schlafengehn Im Abendrot (arr. Vesbein) (1949/)
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) (1888/197-?)
Don Juan (tr. Patterson) (1888/)
Don Juan (arr. Schyns) (1889/2019)
Fanfare fur die Wiener Philharmoniker (1924)
Fanfare zur Eröffnung der Musikwoche der Stadt Wien im September 1924
Feierlicher Einzug (arr. Johnson) (1909/2022)
Feierlicher Einzug (ed. Villanueva) (1909)
Feierlicher Einzug der Ritter des Johanniter-Ordens (1909)
Festmusik der Stadt Wien (1942-3)
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)
Introduction to "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (tr. Schmalz) (1896/1986)
Königsmarsch (arr. Barrett) (1906/1941)
Königsmarsch (tr. Borodach) (1906/2021)
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 (arr. Fennell) (1881/1986)
Sonatina I (1943)
Sonatina No. 2, Fröhliche Werkstatt (1944-5)
A Strauss Fanfare (arr. Friedman) (2006)
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-?)
Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks (tr. Weber) (1865/)
Trio from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Reynolds) (1911/1994)
Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare (arr. Hobbs) (1924/2015)
Vienna Philharmonic Fanfare (arr. Linklater) (1924)
Waltzes from "Der Rosenkavalier" (arr. Cailliet) (1911/1946)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (1924/1960)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Dunnigan) (1924/2020?)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Nefs) (1924)
Wiener Philharmoniker Fanfare (arr. Rumbelow) (1924/2013?)

Resources

Jari Villanueva, personal correspondence, January 2020