Waldteufel - Skater’s Waltz for Eleven-part Brass Ensemble with Timpani and Percussion Strings dramatic music from the 1859

dramatic music from the 1859 Opera Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner

Each piece stands on its own as a work of beauty

The arrangement is under six minutes in length and is of moderate difficulty (up to high B-flats)

sold over a million copies - A record for the time and it was soon performed frequently

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Waldteufel - Skater’s Waltz for Eleven-part Brass Ensemble with Timpani and Percussion Strings dramatic music from the 1859Waldteufel composed his beautiful Skater's Waltz in 1882, having been inspired by the "Cercle des Patineurs" or 'Rink of Skaters' at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. The wonderfully orchestrated work is especially graceful, invoking scenes of winter and skaters falling to the ice. Angus Armstrong's very fine eight minute arrangement is suitable for advanced performers and is scored for: Piccolo Trumpet in B flat, C Trumpet and 2 Trumpets in B flat, 2