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Title	Lippen schweigen (Grosser Schlusswalzer aus der Operette 'Die Lustige Witwe')
Article no.	4083803
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Music from operetta, lyrical drama
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band); [ (optional); CoroX (mixed chorus); ]
Instrumentation/info	Chor ad libitum
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Austria (at)
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Year of publication	2015
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Composer	Lehár, Franz
Arranger	Kanz, Joseph
Difficulty level	3+
Duration	6:27
Additional info/contents	This final waltz of the operetta The Merry Widow contains all the important melodies of the operetta which are in waltz time. Lehár managed both to provide his operetta with effective numbers in a classical way and to 'compose through' the work at the same time. He is in no way inferior to his immediate contemporaries, such as Richard Strauss or Giacomo Puccini. All the important waltz melodies were used for the final waltz, but the waltz "Es waren zwei Königskinder" had to be transformed into the form of a waltz that could be danced, because the original lacks the rhythmic accompaniment of the 'Nachschlag'. Lehár often uses different slurs here as well. The best-known waltz in this series, "Lippen schweigen, 's flüstern Geigen" ("Lips Silence, 's Whisper Violins"), was only later provided with text. At the premiere, this melody was only hummed, but soon the immense importance of a text was recognized and the librettists quickly complied with Lehár's wishes. Prt Flt 1/PicFlt/EsClr Flt 2 Ob 1,2 Clr-Solo + 1,2,3 ASax 1,2 TSax BSax/Fag/BClr Trp 1,2,3 Flh 1,2 Tnh/Brt Hrn in F 1,2,3,4 Trb in C 1,2 BsTrb in C Euph in C Tub in C 1,2 Tmp BD SD Cym Hrp Choral scores to be ordered separately!
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	Lippen schweigen (Grosser Schlusswalzer aus der Operette 'Die Lustige Witwe') (concert/wind band; optional; mixed chorus; ]), full score and parts
	Lippen schweigen (Grosser Schlusswalzer aus der Operette 'Die Lustige Witwe') (concert/wind band; optional; mixed chorus; ]), full score
	Lippen schweigen (Grosser Schlusswalzer aus der Operette 'Die Lustige Witwe') (concert/wind band; optional; mixed chorus; ]), chorus score

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