Hänsel & Gretel
Product ID: FJ2 SO ST6147
By Engelbert Humperdinck
published: 1893
Publisher:
FJH music
Arranger:
Gruselle
Series:
FJH String Orchestra
Line Up:
String Orchestra
Duration:
3:40
Level: 3
Set & Score
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About this item
Experience the magic of Humperdinck's famous opera based on the fairy-tale story of two lost children, a witch, and a gingerbread house. This arrangement includes three famous melodies: The Man in the Wood, Prayer, and Brother, Come and Dance with Me. Each section is separated by a short pause, so directors can be selective if there is not enough time to perform all three melodies. An absolute gem that has endless educational and musical possibilities!
Songlist (3)
- The Man in the Wood,
- Prayer,
- Brother, Come and Dance with Me.
Instrumentation
Strings
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Composer
Engelbert Humperdinck (1854-1921)
Engelbert Humperdinck (1 September 1854 – 27 September 1921) was a German composer, best known for his opera, Hänsel und Gretel. Humperdinck was born at Siegburg in the Rhine Province; at the age of 67 he died in Neustrelitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
After receiving piano lessons, Humperdinck produced his first composition at the age of seven. His first attempts at works for the stage were two Singspiele written when he was 13. His parents disapproved of his plans for a career in music and encouraged him to study architecture. Nevertheless, he began taking music classes under Ferdinand Hiller at the Cologne Conservatory in 1872. In 1876 he won a scholarship that enabled him to go to Munich, where he studied with Franz Lachner and later with Josef Rheinberger. In 1879 he won the first Mendelssohn Award given by the Mendelssohn Stiftung (foundation) in Berlin. He went to Italy and became acquainted with Richard Wagner in Naples. Wagner invited him to join him in Bayreuth and during 1880 and 1881 Humperdinck assisted in the production of Parsifal. He also served as music tutor to the composer's son, Siegfried.
After winning another prize, he traveled through Italy, France, and Spain and spent two years teaching at the Gran Teatre del Liceu Conservatory in Barcelona. In 1887 he returned to Cologne. He was appointed professor at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt in 1890 and also teacher of harmony at Julius Stockhausen's Vocal School. By this time he had composed several works for chorus and a Humoreske for orchestra, which enjoyed a vogue in Germany.
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