Informationen zu "Johann Strauss I Arr: David Heyes Chinese Galop Op.20 String Quartet"
Verlag: Recital Music
Verlagsnummer: RM399
EAN: 9790570453993
ISMN: M-57045-399-3
Beschreibung
Recognised as the founding father of the Viennese Waltz, and of the Strauss
dynasty, Johann Strauss I was a prolific and popular composer in early
19th-century Vienna. His polkas and galops are always lively and colourful
and his Chinese Galop, an early work, is typical of his descriptive and
exotic style, combining strongly rhythmic dance music allied to lively and
evocative melodies. Much of the melodic interest is given to Violin 1, and
this edition has the flexibility to be played with double bass or cello.
Composed in 1827, the Chinese Galop recalls Mozart's 'Alla Turca' and its
great energy and exoticism found favour immediately with audiences in the
dance halls of Vienna. When it appeared in print in 1828 it immediately sold
out. The dance music of the Strauss family and Joseph Lanner was usually
published for different instrumental ensembles and the double bass was
favoured rather than the cello because its lower and often rougher sound was
able to project the first beat of each bar to the dancers, above the general
hubub of the evening. This edition was created for 'The Vienna Collection'
by David Heyes and was always popular with audiences and players alike.
