| 37976 | Themes from Strauss Tone Poems |
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| Strauss, Richard (Arr. Hopkins, Michael) |  Score
 mp3 audio
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| Category: String Orchestra |
| Grade: Medium Difficult |
| Duration: 6:00 |
| Instrumentation: str=8.8(3).5.5.5 |
| Comments: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, Death and Transfiguration. |
| Description: Richard Strauss was a leading German composer of both instrumental and vocal music during the late Romantic era and 20th century. Before the turn of the century, he achieved his fame with his great tone poems for large orchestra, including Don Juan, Death and Transfiguration, Till Eulenspiegel, and Also Sprach Zarathustra. Strauss' orchestral music is extremely complex and difficult to perform. This accessible arrangement for string orchestra of famous themes from his Tone Poems offers an opportunity for young musicians to experience the power and beauty of Strauss' music. |