Napoli

Herman Bellstedt

General Info

Year: 1934 / 1962
Duration: c. 5:45
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Keiser Southern Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00 | Score Only (print) - $5.00

For further availability information, see Discussion tab, above.

Instrumentation

Full Score
Solo Cornet
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo/Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion (2 players), including:

Bass Drun
Crash Cymbals
Snare Drum

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

After giving his first cornet performance on May 10, 1873, at the Atlantic Garden at age 15, Hermann Bellstedt quickly began performing across the country in various bands and was nicknamed the "Boy Wonder." From 1904 to 1906, he performed with the John Philip Sousa Band, sharing solos with Herbert L Clarke and Walter B. Rogers. Bellstedt, then eventually served as Professor of Wind Instruments at the Cincinnati Conservatory.

Napoli is perhaps the most famous solo by Sousa arranger and cornet virtuoso Hermann Bellstedt. Conceived as a theme and variations on a wildly popular 19th century song, this edition by Bellstedt’s student and Sousa band successor Frank Simon remains the one most performed today.

- Program Note from Kennesaw State University Wind Ensemble concert program, 10 October 2018

Media

Audio CD: U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band (Larry H. Lang, conductor)
Audio CD: Westlake High School Band (Kerry Taylor, conductor; Wiff Rudd, trumpet) – 2002

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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Valparaiso (Ind.) University Chamber Concert Band (Robert Lark, conductor; Matthew Yee, euphonium) - 11 February 2023
University of Rhode Island (Kingston) Symphonic Wind Ensemble (Gene Pollart, conductor) – 4 March 2019
Kennesaw (Ga.) State University Wind Ensemble (David Kehler, conductor; Doug Lindsay, cornet) – 19 January 2018
Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.) Band (Peter Haberman, conductor; Dan Melby) – 4 February 2018
Hong Kong Tak Ming Philharmonic Winds (Wing Heng Pak, conductor; Steven Mead, euphonium) – 28 Decebmer 2010
Springdale (Ark.) Har-Ber High School Wind Symphony (Brent Mitchell, conductor; Brian Bowman, euphonium) – 15 December 2011 (2011 Midwest Clinic)
Westlake High School (Austin, Tx.) Band (Kerry Taylor, conductor; Wiff Rudd, trumpet) – 19 December 2002 (2002 Midwest Clinic)

Works for Winds by This Composer

American Boy (arr. Simon) (1932)
Capriccio Brilliante
Fantasia No 1
Grand Fantasia from the Opera "Andrea Chenier" (as arranger) [19--]
La Coquette (arr. Simon) (1932)
La Mandolinata (arr. Simon) (1927)
Napoli (arr. Donald Hunsberger) (1934/1990/2011)
Napoli (arr. Simon) (1934/1962)
Variations on the Carnival of Venice (arr. Simon) (1940)

Resources

Girsberger, Russ. Percussion Assignments for Band & Wind Ensemble. Volume I: A-K. Galesburg, MD: Meredith Music Publications, 2004, 27. Print.
Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. "Herman Bellstedt." Accessed 31 January 2018