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Title	Vergnügungszug
Article no.	4093573
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Polka
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Netherlands (nl)
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Series title	Orchestral
Year of publication	2014
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Composer	Strauss, Johann Sohn
Arranger	McLain, Douglas
Difficulty level	2+
Duration	3:00
Additional info/contents	As many composers in those days Johann Strauss also wrote a piece celebrating technological innovation. 'Vergnügungszug' (Pleasure Train) was written for the Association of Industrial Societies’ Ball and was inspired by the opening of the 'Austrian Southern Railway'. It's a vividly descriptive polka, remarkable for its use of triangles in imitation of train bells and of horns to suggest the chuffing of the train. The polka, like the train's journey, has to end, however, and Strauss powers home the conclusion with high chords before a resounding flourish underlined by a powerful roll on the snare drum.
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	Vergnügungszug (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	Vergnügungszug (concert/wind band), full score

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