The Gathering (Waltz) - Flex Band
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This SATB flexible arrangement will allow groups as little as 4 to perform this work.
The waltz is a musical form that has been popular for several hundred years, originating in the folk dances of European communities as far back the 16th century. While the waltz eventually became an acceptable form of music and dance, its origins were considered scandalous at the time; dancers holding hands and moving in close proximity with one another. It would seem fitting that such a "scandalous" past would have allowed composers, such as Camille Saint-Saëns, to interpret waltzes in a variety of ways. Danse Macabre, a famous and unconventional waltz by Saint-Saëns tells the story of Death appearing at midnight on Halloween and dancing with the dead. This waltz was composed to give younger musicians a chance to play music with the same type of imagery and feeling in mind: to illicit a sense of magic and whimsy. This arrangement is for Flexible Band in SATB format and can be performed with any combination of band instruments.
This SATB flexible arrangement will allow groups as little as 4 to perform this work.
The waltz is a musical form that has been popular for several hundred years, originating in the folk dances of European communities as far back the 16th century. While the waltz eventually became an acceptable form of music and dance, its origins were considered scandalous at the time; dancers holding hands and moving in close proximity with one another. It would seem fitting that such a "scandalous" past would have allowed composers, such as Camille Saint-Saëns, to interpret waltzes in a variety of ways. Danse Macabre, a famous and unconventional waltz by Saint-Saëns tells the story of Death appearing at midnight on Halloween and dancing with the dead. This waltz was composed to give younger musicians a chance to play music with the same type of imagery and feeling in mind: to illicit a sense of magic and whimsy. This arrangement is for Flexible Band in SATB format and can be performed with any combination of band instruments.