Whoopee In D by Henry Brant Orchestra - Sheet Music
By Henry Brant
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Whoopee In D
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Details
Orchestra Cello, Clarinet in Bb 1, Clarinet in Bb 2, Double Bass, Horn 1, Horn 2, Oboe, Percussion, Piano, Piccolo, Trumpet in Bb 1, Trumpet in Bb 2, Viola, Violin 1, Violin 2, tenor voice
SKU: CF.SC49
Composed by Henry Brant. Sws. Classical. Large Score. With Standard notation. Composed 1938/1984R. Carl Fischer Music #SC49. Published by Carl Fischer Music (CF.SC49).ISBN 9780825847196. UPC: 798408047191. 9 X 12 inches.
An early (1938) non-spatial work by Henry Brant, whose Ice Field won the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Whoopee in D is scored for a modestlysized orchestra of single winds, 2 clarinets, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, piano, percussion (1 player) and strings. The piece satirizes the standard light opera/musical comedy type of overture. The composer describes it as "the prelude to a comic-strip opera as revealed in a nightmare." In a brief and rollicking four minutes, Brant takes a fragment of Bach's accompanying melody from the choral prelude Wachet auf! (also familiar from its use in Cantata No. 140) and subjects it to several clever parody-variations in polka, rumba and march style. A tour de force for a chamber orchestra, Whoopee in D has always been a great audience pleaser. Orchestral parts are available on rental.
