The Can-Can
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Product ID: GM1 CL044
By Jacques Offenbach
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Arranger:
Wicken
Series:
Concert Classics
Genre:
Romantic Era
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
3:30
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About this item
The famous Can-Can is well-known even away from Offenbach's operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld". In this arrangement there is a Violin 3 part as an alternative to Viola and an alternative Eb part for horns which can be used for alto saxes. Although two trombones are listed the part is actually "a 2" throughout so you could get away with only one, though you would then lose the unmistakable sound of trombones playing loudly in unison which adds to the subtle flavour of this piece!
Instrumentation
Flute (doubling piccolo), Oboe, 2 Clarinets in Bb, Bassoon 2 Horns in F (alternatively 2 Horns / Saxophones in Eb), 2 Trumpets in Bb, 2 Trombones, Timpani, Percussion (Side drum, Bass drum, Cymbals, Triangle [2 players]) Strings (Violin 1,2, Viola or
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Composer
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Jacques Offenbach (20 June 1819 – 5 October 1880) was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr. and Arthur Sullivan. His best-known works were continually revived during the 20th century, and many of his operettas continue to be staged in the 21st. The Tales of Hoffman remains part of the standard opera repertory.
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