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Die Fledermaus [Reduced Instrumentation]

Die Fledermaus [Reduced Instrumentation]

  • Composer: Strauss II, Johann
  • Arranger: Suzuki, Eiji
  • Grade: 5
  • Duration: 8:30
  • Genre: Concert Band
  • Publisher: Brain Music
  • Item No: ZOMS-A129S
  • Inventory status: In stock


$120.00
Printed set (Score & Parts)
Flute 1
Flute 2 (doubling Piccolo)
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
Bb Clarinet 1 (div.)
Bb Clarinet 2
Bb Bass Clarinet
Eb Alto Saxophone 1
Eb Alto Saxophone 2
Bb Tenor Saxophone
Eb Baritone Saxophone

Bb Trumpet 1 (doubling Flugelhorn)
Bb Trumpet 2
F Horn 1
F Horn 2
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass (optional)

Timpani
[Percussion 1] Snare Drum, Triangle, Vibraphone
[Percussion 2] Suspended Cymbal, Crash Cymbals, Wind Chimes, Snare Drum
[Percussion 3] Triangle, Bass Drum, Tubular Bells
[Percussion 4] Glockenspiel, Wind Chimes, Triangle

Written for Tamagawa Academy and Kazuhiko Tsuchiya in 2004 and re-arranged for a small instrumentation in 2017.

This consists of songs freely selected from the original work (acts 1-3), with as few changes and additions as possible to the harmony and counter-melodies, and the arrangement is in line with the image of the original. There is no use of the famous "Overture".
I often am asked why "Thunder and Lightning" is included. It is customary for operettas to cut or add music depending on the production, and I did so based on precedence.
The work is in three parts: fast (beginning), slow (from [J]), and fast (from [M]). While the tempo is fairly consistent up letter [J], work a gradual allargando to enter [J] naturally (for example, there is no rit. after [E]). Of course, agogics that follow the original work are effective, but be careful not to lose the sense of composition. For percussion instruments, except for the part [O] that imitates "Thunder and Lightning", there is a risk that harmony and band tone will be covered, especially if it is a small group, so please balance carefully.

(Eiji Suzuki)

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