Description

• Composer: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
• Arranger: Sam Dennison
• Instrumentation: Piano 4-Hands
• Work: No. 9 from Ungarische Tänze (21 Hungarian Dances), WoO 1
• Binding:
• UPC: 659359715228
• Pages: None

Description

Originally written for piano four hands in 1879, Hungarian Dances (WoO 1), a set of 21 lively dance tunes mostly based on Hungarian themes, are among Johannes Brahms’ (1833-1897) most popular works today. They have been arranged for many different instruments and ensembles over the years. in 1850, Brahms was introduced to “gypsy-style” music through Hungarian violinist Ede Reményi, including the csárdás “Bártfai emlék” (Memories of Bártfa) by Hungarian composer Béla Kéler, which became the basis for Hungarian Dance No. 5. Hungarian Dance No. 9 in E Minor, here orchestrated by Sam Dennison, playfully collides fast and slow tempos into each other, inspired by the military recruiting dances performed for the Hapsburg Emperors in the mid-nineteenth century. Instrumentation: 2+Picc.2+EH.2+BCl.2+CBsn: 4.3.3.1: Timp.Perc(1): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).