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Suite from Die Fledermaus / J. Strauss ; [arranged by Eugene] Ormandy.
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- Format:
- Musical score
- Author/Creator:
- Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899.
- Series:
- Carl Fischer American orchestra edition
- Standardized Title:
- Fledermaus. Selections; arranged
- Subjects (All):
- Operas--Excerpts, Arranged--Scores and parts.
- Operas.
- Polkas.
- Orchestral music--Scores and parts.
- Orchestral music.
- Overtures--Parts.
- Overtures.
- Genre:
- Operas.
- Excerpts.
- Arrangements (Music)
- Scores.
- Parts (Music)
- Physical Description:
- 1 score (56 unnumbered leaves in various pagings) ; 36 cm + 138 parts ; 32-36 cm
- Contained In:
- Eugene Ormandy Collection of Scores. Box 145.
- Other Title:
- Tick-tack polka.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [between 1940 and 1949]
- Contents:
- No. 1 : Introduction
- No. 5 : Finale 1o
- Mein souer Marquis [from No. 8]
- Fortsetzung des Finales 2d nach dem Ballet.
- Notes:
- Title from spine of orchestra folder.
- Suite of excerpts selected and arranged for orchestra by Eugene Ormandy.
- Forms part of: Eugene Ormandy Archive, Special Collections, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania.
- Local Notes:
- This set of scores and parts was created by the library of the Philadelphia Orchestra during the tenure of conductor Eugene Ormandy. It consists of: 1 photocopy of excerpts from a copyist's manuscript of the full score (complete with voice parts and German text); 1 negative photostatic copy of the same score; 122 ozalid copies of ms. parts and 16 ink ms. parts.
- The parts are broken into two halves, with each half covering two of the selections. Most of the violin parts have been stitched together with a copy of Tick-tack Polka inserted between the 2nd and 3rd selections.
- Also includes: 35 vellum masters of the above parts: 18 for the first half and 17 for the second half.
- Includes original folder.
- Also includes: 2 scores and 40 parts (Luck's Music Library) to Tick-Tack Polka, op. 365, based on themes from Die Fledermaus; 27 parts to Die Fledermaus Overture: 18 C. Fischer parts (pl. no.: 29057-103; publisher's no. AE-24; series: Carl Fischer American Orchestra Edition); 9 A. Cranz parts (pl. no.: F.S.23,502); 2 ms. percussion parts labeled "Fledermaus Czardas".
- Parts marked for performance by members of the Philadelphia Orchestra; some parts contain manuscript inserts.
- Also includes: 8 leaves of pencil notes concerning changes to the score; one pencil note (1 leaf) by Jesse Taynton (orchestra librarian) concerning the violin parts, attached to a postcard used as a loan record by the orchestra.
- Score marked by Eugene Ormandy for performance with the Philadelphia Orchestra; markings include doublings, cuts, and instrumentation of the vocal portions.
- Contains:
- Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Fledermaus. Ouverture
- Strauss, Johann, 1825-1899. Tik-tak.
- Publisher Number:
- 29057-103 C. Fischer
- AE-24 C. Fischer
- F.S.23,502 A. Cranz
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