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Title	Circus Polka
Article no.	9118015
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Polka
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	Prt (full score)
Country of publication	Germany (de)
Publisher *	Schott Music GmbH & Co KG
Publisher's article no. *	SHS 1020
EAN (GTIN) *	9790001123334
ISMN *	979-0-001-12333-4
ISMN-10 *	M-001-12333-4
Year of publication	1942
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Composer	Strawinsky, Igor
Conductor	Evans, Merle
Difficulty level	5
Evaluation level of countries	D5 (German highest level)
Duration	4:00
Additional info/contents	World premiere: April 9, 1942 New York, NY, Madison Square Garden (USA) - Elephant Lady Old Modoc (Bessie), prima ballerina - Conductor: Merle Evans - Ringling Brothers' Circus Band - Costumes: Norman Bel Geddes - Stage design: John Murray Anderson - Choreography: George Balanchine - Circus Ballet / Corps des Eléphantes - Organizer: Barnum & Bailey Circus (scenic premiere) This extremely effective, witty composition is now presented in an instrumentation that has been expanded for modern symphonic wind orchestras. However, Stravinsky's specific smaller, original instrumentation is also recognizable and playable from the new material. Orchesterbesetzung: 2 (1. auch Picc., ad lib. 2. auch Picc.) · 0 · 4 (2 auch Solo) · Altsax. · Baritonsax. · 0 - 2 · 5 Korn. (2 auch Solo) · 0 · 4 · 2 Bar. · 2 - S. (Xyl. · Beck. · kl. Tr. · gr. Tr.) (2-3 Spieler) - Hammond-Org. Stimmen ad libitum: Ob. · Klar. · Altklar. in Es · Bassklar. in B · Altsax. · Tenorsax. · Fg - Hn. · Tenorhn. in B
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Programme notes *: After longer stays in Switzerland and France, Stravinsky moved to the USA in 1939. During the first years of his stay in America, he received a number of small commissioned compositions which he had accepted due to lack of money. Among these compositions is the "Circus Polka", whose subtitle reads: "Composed for a young elephant". Stravinsky had David Raksin arrange the piece for wind orchestra. The premiere took place on 9 April 1942 at the "Barnum and Bailey" Circus, Madison Square Garden, New York. The program booklet at the time described the piece as follows: "A ballet for fifty elephants and fifty girls..." This composition is characterized above all by astonishing ideas and an extremely complex rhythm. Stravinsky even uses Schubert's military march in it, which for him was "an absolutely natural thing". The idea of an elephant ballet seems to have amused Igor Stravinsky to such an extent that a piece full of humour, joie de vivre and winking mischievousness has been created. Quelle/Source/Information: Schott Music Group

	Format
	Circus Polka (concert/wind band), full score
	Circus Polka (concert/wind band), Set of parts without score
	Comedians, The, audio CD
	Igor Stravinsky, audio CD

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