Siegfried Idyll
by Richard Wagner
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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SKU: BF.BM814-SET

Composed by Richard Wagner. Arranged by Rolf Verbeek. Baton Music orchestral series. Full Score and set of parts. Baton Music #BM814-SET. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM814-SET).

Richard Wagner composed the 'Siegfried Idyll' as a birthday present to his second wife, Cosima, after the birth of their son Siegfried in 1869. It was first performed on Christmas morning, 25 December 1870 by a small ensemble of the 'Tonhalle Orchester Zürich' on the stairs of their villa at Tribschen (today part of Lucerne), Switzerland. Wagner originally intended the 'Siegfried Idyll' to remain a private piece. However, due to financial pressures, he decided to sell the score to publisher B. Schott in 1878. In doing so, Wagner expanded the orchestration to 35 players to make the piece more marketable. Dutch arranger Rolf Verbeek transcribed the 'Siegried Idyll' for a (small) Symphonic Band.