Richard Strauss :: Josephslegende, TrV 231, op.63


 

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Strauss, Richard
1864-1949
(b Munich, 11 June 1864; d Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 8 Sept 1949). German
Josephslegende, TrV 231, op.63 <1912–1914>
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N.B.: Bass clarinet is in A, bass clef; tenor tuba is in Bb and treble clef; a contrabass clarinet is called for (4 bars only), to be covered by the 2nd clarinetist or the D clarinetist [cued in cbn if necessary].
A 1947 "Symphonic Fragment" from this ballet is available from Boosey; it was prepared by the composer, and is 20' in duration. The instrumentation is somewhat smaller.

Source of text: Ballet: H.G. Kessler & Hofmannsthal; choreography by M. Fokine.