Strauss. Richard - Ein Heldenleben: Tone Poem for Orchestra Op 40 Book

Alfred Music Publishing is the worlds largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational#44; reference#44; pop#44; and performance materials for teachers#44; students#44; professionals#44; and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument#44; style#44; and difficulty level. One of the twentieth centuryapos;s most celebrated composers#44; Richard Strauss created a series of tone poems that belong to the standard repertoire of almost every symphony orchestra in the world: Don Juan#44; Till Eulenspiegel#44; Don Quixote#44; and this work#44; Ein Heldenleben. At the center of the story stands Strauss himself#44; in a thinly disguised self-portrait of a besieged composer who goes to war with the music critics. Ein Heldenleben calls for a huge orchestra#44; including eight horns#44; five trumpets#44; quadruple woodwinds#44; and a powerful complement of percussion and strings. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by F.E.C. Leuckart#44; Leipzig.Read More