Fackeltanz No.4 (Meyerbeer, Giacomo)

		Movements/Sections 1 Composition Year 1858 Genre Categories Dances; For military band; Scores featuring military band; For orchestra without strings; For brass; Scores featuring brass ensemble; For orchestra (arr); For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra

Sheet Music

• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Wieprecht)

 Full Score
*#83661 - 5.50MB, 54 (48 music) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1273x⇩

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Carolus (2010/11/1)

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Carolus (2010/11/1)

Arranger:

Wilhelm Wieprecht (1802-1872)

Publisher Info.:

Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d. Plate 51584.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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General Information

Work Title	Fackeltanz No.4
Alternative Title

Composer	Meyerbeer, Giacomo
Key	C major
Movements/Sections	1
Year/Date of Composition	1858
First Performance	1858
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Military Band

Misc. Comments

According to Robert Ignatius Letellier, in his preface to "Giacomo Meyerbeer Orchestral Works: The Incidental Music to Struensee, Fackeltänze, Overtures, Marches, Ballet Music", the Fackeltanze, or Torch Dances, were intended for torchlight processions at Prussian royal weddings. In this form, they were played by 130 trumpets and trombones. According to Letellier, the music was arranged for the brass by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht (who was in charge of the Prussian military band) and the orchestral versions were done immediately after by Meyerbeer himself. Interesting, then, to note that the uploaded orchestral version here seems to have been done by Wieprecht.