Endhi Houthuijsen
Geschichte an der schönen, blauen Donau
Short instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 3 3 1, vib, timp, glock, xyl, t.bells, perc(6), pno, hp(2), str
Duration: 20'
Solos:
flute
trombone
Instrumentation details:
piccolo
1st flute
2nd flute
cor anglais
1st oboe
2nd oboe
bass clarinet in Bb
clarinet in Bb
2nd bass clarinet in Bb
contrabassoon
1st bassoon
2nd bassoon
1st horn in F
2nd horn in F
3rd horn in F
4th horn in F
1st trumpet in C
2nd trumpet in C
3rd trumpet in C
bass trombone
1st trombone
2nd trombone
tuba
timpani
xylophone
glockenspiel
vibraphone
tubular bells
cymbal
percussion
triangle
tambourine
snare drum
bass drum
1st harp
2nd harp
piano
violin I
violin II
viola
violoncello
double bass
Geschichte an der schönen, blauen Donau
Translation, reprints and more
Endhi Houthuijsen
Flöte (Geschichte an der schönen, blauen Donau)Type: Solostimme(n)
Endhi Houthuijsen
Posaune (Geschichte an der schönen, blauen Donau)Type: Solostimme(n)
Sample pages
Work introduction
This work is based on one of the most famous waltzes by Johann Strauß Jr., "An der schönen, blauen Donau", Op. 314. The concept for this composition is placing a story in the form of a re-orchestration over Strauss' existing composition. Because everyone knows the original Strauß-waltz, adjustments and disruptions written by Endhi Houthuijsen to portray a simple story about social processes can be recognized immediately. The musicians are expected to act out to portray the story.