Fackeltanz No.4 (Meyerbeer, Giacomo)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 piece
Composition Year	1858
Genre Categories	Dances; For wind band; Scores featuring wind band; For orchestra without strings; For brass ensemble; Scores featuring brass ensemble; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr)

Sheet Music

Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Orchestra (Wieprecht)

Complete Score
*#83661 - 5.50MB, 54 (48 music) pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2282×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/1)

Color cover
*#83662 - 0.24MB, 1 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 250×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/1)

Arranger	Wilhelm Wieprecht (1802-1872)
Publisher. Info.	Milan: G. Ricordi, n.d.[1887]. Plate 51584.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes	This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Military Band (Wieprecht)

Complete Score
*#749880 - 8.68MB, 47 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2021/12/9)

Arranger	Wilhelm Wieprecht (1802-1872)
Publisher. Info.	Berlin: Ed. Bote & G. Bock, n.d.[1859]. Plate B. & B. 4308.
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Original images: ca.300dpi color tif files approx. 3230 by 4175 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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General Information

Work Title	Fackeltanz No.4
Alternative. Title	Fackeltanz zur Vermählungsfeier Seiner Königlichen Hoheit des Prinzen Friedrich Wilhelm und Ihrer Königlichen Hoheit der Frau Prinzessin Friedrich Wilhelm von Preussen Princess Royal Grossbritannien und Irland
Composer	Meyerbeer, Giacomo
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.	IGM 22
Key	C major
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	1 piece
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1858
First Performance.	1858
First Publication.	1858 – Berlin: Bote & Bock
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Military Band

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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.