Queen of the Night's Aria
Flute Feature
by Geoffrey Brand
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Soloist(s) with Concert Band (1st Flute (SOLO), 2nd Flute (Piccolo), 1st Oboe, 2nd Oboe*, 1st Bb Clarinet, 2nd Bb Clarinet, 3rd Bb Clarinet, Bb Bass Clarinet*, 1st Bassoon, 2nd Bassoon*, 1st Eb Alto Saxophone, 2nd Eb Alto Saxophone*, Bb Tenor Saxophone, Eb Baritone Saxophone*, 1st Bb ) - grade 3.5

SKU: CN.R10126

Flute Feature. Composed by Geoffrey Brand. Arranged by Geoffrey Brand. Band Music. Score and parts. Duration 3:10. Published by G & M Brand Music Publishers (CN.R10126).

Showcase a flute soloist with this inspired arrangement of the Queen of the Night's Aria. The aria "I'll Have Revenge" (Der Holle Rache") is sung by the Queen of the Night in the second act of Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute."

The aria "I'll Have Revenge" (Der Holle Rache") is sung by the Queen of the Night in the second act of Mozart's opera "The Magic Flute." The Queen of the Night is one of Mozart's most famous operatic figures, which is rather surprising as she sings only two arias in the entire opera. However, it is the style of these arias which has made the character justifiably famous: both are extremely virtuosic and require a high range and great vocal flexibility - a coloratura. Mozart probably wrote the arias in this way to represent the external glitter but inner hardness of the Queen. She first appears seemingly as a representative of the forces of good and light, and only in the second act of the opera do we discover that she is the symbol of darkness and superstition.