by Jarrett Hoffman
IN THIS EDITION:
•Opportunities for conductors, string players, and high-school band students
•Tickets for Oberlin Orchestra’s visit to Carnegie Hall
•Almanac: Strauss Jr.’s Blue Danube, Bizet’s Carmen, and Midori — from child prodigy to the present day
by Neil McCalmont
Genre: Waltz
Scoring: Orchestra
Era: High Romantic
Duration: c. 10 minutes
Will you recognize it? You’ll probably start whistling along.
Recommended Recordings: the Vienna Philharmonic, either with Carlos Kleiber or Willi Boskovsky
Composer: Johann Strauss II (1825-1899): Strauss explicitly disobeyed his father’s orders never to be a musician. In fact, dear old dad unintentionally founded a dynasty of musicians, as all three of his sons went against his wishes and became composers. [Read more…]