Prelude to Act I of "Die Meistersinger"

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner (trans. Joseph Kreines; ed. Johnson)

General Info

Year: 1862 / 2012
Duration: c. 9:50
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Aeolus Musicl
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $75.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II-III
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass 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
String Bass
Harp
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Crash Cymbals
• Triangle

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) is a music drama (or opera) in three acts, written and composed by Richard Wagner. It was first performed at the Königliches Hof- und National-Theater, today the home of the Bavarian State Opera, in Munich, on 21 June 1868.

The story is set in Nuremberg in the mid-16th century. At the time, Nuremberg was a free imperial city and one of the centers of the Renaissance in Northern Europe. The story revolves around the city's guild of Meistersinger (Master Singers), an association of amateur poets and musicians who were primarily master craftsmen of various trades. The master singers had developed a craftsmanlike approach to music-making, with an intricate system of rules for composing and performing songs. The work draws much of its atmosphere from its depiction of the Nuremberg of the era and the traditions of the master-singer guild. One of the main characters, the cobbler-poet Hans Sachs, is based on a historical figure, Hans Sachs (1494–1576), the most famous of the master-singers.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

This transcription is dedicated to Charles Watford, Director of Bands, Dr. Phillips High School [Fla.] for excellence of teaching, love of music, and dedication to his students.

- Program Note from score

Commercial Discography

None discovered thus far.

State Ratings

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Performances

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• Texas Tech University (Lubbock) Symphonic Band (Eric Allen, conductor) – 30 October 2017
• Stetson University (Deland, Fla.) Symphonic Band – 2013

Works for Winds by this Composer

• Awake (arr. Houseknecht) (1868/1957)
• Chor der Junger from "Das Liebesmahl der Apostel" (arr. Pohler)
• Die Meistersingers, Excerpts from the Opera (arr. Eric Osterling)
• Die Meistersinger Overture (tr. Hindsley) (1868/197-?)
• Die Meistersinger, Prelude (arr. Moses-Tobani/H.R. Kent) (1904/1948)
• Die Meistersinger von Nurnbürg (tr. Hindsley) (1868/196-?)
• Elsa's feierlicher Zug zum Münster (tr. Nefs) (1848/2017)
• Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from "Lohengrin" (tr. Bourgeois)
• Elsa's Procession to the Cathedral from "Lohengrin" (tr. Cailliet)
• Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (arr. Godfrey) (1869/1906)
• Entry of the Gods into Valhalla (arr. O'Neill) (1869/1930)
• Evening Star (arr. Barnard) (1845/1927)
• Festmusik (arr. Seifert-Kressbronn) (1843-1982)
• Fest Marsch from "Tannhäuser" (tr. Rumbelow) (1845/1997)
• The Flying Dutchman (tr. Hindsley) (1843/197-?)
• Flying Dutchman Overture, The (arr. Godfrey) (1843/1955)
• Gathering of the Armies (arr. Friedman) (1850/1995)
• Homage March (ed. Bourgeois)
• Huldigungsmarsch (ed. Reed) (1864/2002)
• Huldigungsmarsch (ed. Schaefer) (1864/1971)
• Italian Polka (arr Leidzen) (arr. Leidzen) (1941)
• Kaisermarsch (tr. Godfrey) (1871/1912)
• King Heinrich’s Call (tr. Bourgeois) (1850/1983)
• Invocation of Alberich from "Rheingold" (arr. Cailliet) (1869/1940)
• Liebestod (arr. Shishikura) (1856/2014)
• Liebestod (arr. Bainum) (1856/1964)
• Lohengrin (arr. Tamanini) (1850/2005)
• Lohengren: Introduction to Act III (arr. Drumm) (1850/1937)
• March from "Tannhäuser" (arr. Lake) (1926)
• March on, America
• Nibelungen March (arr. Stretton) (c.1874/1909)
• Overture to Rienzi (arr. Grabel) (1842/1933)
• Pilgrim's Chorus (arr. Geese) (1845/2009)
• Pilgrim's Chorus (arr. Musser) (1845/)
• Pilgrim's Chorus (arr. Musser; ed. Rapp) (1845/2009)
• Pilgrim's Chorus (arr. Reed) (1845/1991)
• Prelude to Act I of "Die Meistersinger" (trans. Kreines) (1862/2012)
• Prelude to Act III from "Lohengrin" (tr. Hindsley) (1850)
• Prelude to Act III from "Lohengrin" (tr. Brand) (1850/2001)
• Procession of the Knights of the Holy Grail from "Parsifal" (arr. Houseknecht) (1964)
• Ride of the Valkyries (tr. Patterson)
• Ride of the Valkyries (arr. Laurendeau) (1870/1908)
• Ride of the Valkyries (tr. Longwood) (1870/2000)
• Ride of the Valkyries (arr. Hernandez) (1870)
• Rienzi Overture (arr. Meyrelles) (1842/1892)
• Selections from Act III of "Die Meistersinger von Nurnbürg" (arr. Hanna) (1868/2015)
• Seigfried Fantasie (arr. Seidel) (1876/1893)
• Siegfried Idyll (1870)
• Siegfried's Funeral March (tr. Tanick) (1876/)
• Siegfried's Funeral Music (arr. Paul Whear)
• Siegfried's Funeral March from "Gotterdammerung" (tr. Bourgeois)
• Tannhäuser (arr. Lake) (1845/1926)
• Tannhäuser Grand March (tr. McAlister) (1845/2005)
• Tannhäuser March (arr. E. Fall) (1845)
• Tannhäuser Overture (arr. Fall) (1845/1936)
• Tannhäuser Overture (tr. Safranek) (1845/1913)
• Tannhäuser Overture (arr. Sousa) (1845/)
• Tannhäuser Overture (arr. Winterbottom) (1845/1903)
• Tannhäuser Selection (arr. Lake) (1926)
• Trauersinfonie (ed. Votta/Boyd) (1844/1924/1994)
• Trauersinfonie (tr. Leidzen) (1844/1924/1949)
• Tristan und Isolde (tr. Janssen) (1862/2015)
• Vorspiel und Liebestod (arr. Godfrey) (1865/1909)
• Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music from "Die Walküre" (arr. Lake) (1874/1937)

Resources

• Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wikipedia Accessed 31 October 2017