Friska

Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt (arr. Andrew Glover)

Subtitle: Finale from Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

General Info

Year: 1847 / 2012
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: C.L. Barnhouse
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $76.00   |   Score Only (print) - $30.00

Instrumentation

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

• Bass Drum
• Bells
• Crash Cymbals
• Marimba
• Snare Drum
• Triangle
• Vibraphone
• Xylophone

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

The title refers to the traditional Hungarian folk dance, most famous as the fast section from Franz Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody. This time-honored classic is one of the most famous themes from symphonic repertoire,.

- Program Note from publisher

For my friend Marvin Manring, Director of Bands, Stockton, Missouri, High School.

- Program Note from score

Commercial Discography

• Audio CD: Washington Winds

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Eastern Shore Wind Ensemble (Chesterton, Md.) (Keith A. Wharton, conductor) – 19 March 2017
• Tucson (Ariz.) Concert Band (Lorelei Allison Conrad, conductor) – 9 October 2016
• North Central High School (Indianapolis, Ind.?) Band – 1 February 2016

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Fantasy and Fugue on the Name of BACH (arr. Tamura) (1870/2006/2019)
• Friska (arr. Glover) (1847/2012)
• Grand Galop Chromatique (arr. Coley) (1838/2015/2017)
• Hungarian Attack March (tr. Singleton) (2012)
• Hungarian Rhapsody No 1
• Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. Oliver) (1853)
• Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (tr. McAlister; ed. Reed) (1853/2002)
• Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (arr. Williams) (1853/2001)
• Hungarian Rhapsody No 3 (arr. Duthroit)
• Les Préludes (arr. Brown) (c. 1848/1936)
• Les Préludes (tr. Hindsley) (c. 1848/197-?)
• Liebestraum (arr. Mortimer) (1850/2003)
• Mazeppa (arr. Kindig; rev. Gruentzel) (1851/1905)
• Rapsodie Espagnole (arr. Morita) (1858/2015)
• Via Crucis (orch. Beischer-Matyó) (1874-1879/1999-2000)

Resources

• List of Compositions of Franz Liszt, Wikipedia Accessed 16 October 2016
• Perusal score