Sold to MS BRONWYN KORTE by J: W Pepper & So Ine Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 By Johannes Brahms ‘Arranged by Louis Bergonzi INSTRUMENTATION — 1. Conductor 2 IstF Horm 1. Timpani + astute 2 and F Horn oo) 1 2nd Flute 1 1stBsTrumpet 2 apestion 1 1stOboe 41. 2nd BeTrumpet rash Co 1 2nd Oboe 1 IstTrombone 8 omen 4 1stBClarinet 1. 2nd Trombone apelin 4. and BClarinet 4 Tuba ve 1. BsBaes Clarinet 1st Bass00n oe 1 2nd Bassoon Sse ne of Brahms’ mast performed works this "very boisterous power of student songs (Brahms) is now playable by stings of stings with any combination of snind/percussion instruments (up to full symphonic instrumentation). Sradents and audiences will enjoy its tunefulnes eee compositional caf, andthe grand ending. you hae St seer rest, try vo add atleast the percussion parts, Aer ir this piece uses the largest section for which Brahms ever wrote! special notation i included to work on consistency ot Oot ifs, bow placement, and phrasing. The arrangement 05 soit forand rigorously field tested with the 2015 liois Surmmer ‘Youth Music Program. NOTE FROM THE EDITOR ‘al aetwin string ports have been cavefully bowed and fingered appropriately by level. The Yellow Very Beginning eres ae aajes mary bowings as wel as reminder fingerings for Fest he Tenders. The Red Beginning series includes frequent sree to assist younger players. Fingering for altered pitches Ot soften matked, The Green Intermediate series eludes appropriately placed bowings for middle-level rae eae ringeings and postions are marked for nates beyond fiat poston The Blue Concert series includes bowings appropri for the experienced high school player. Fingetings The Be Co gra posaace Rep ebablge ‘sPop ng tor eennete urban eceign mab ie aan seed tr ORCHESTRA Peet eb pecan uaeSold to MS BRONWYN KORIGE by 1. W Pepper Son, Ine. PROGRAM NOTES nal 10-minute time by a consistently held underlying pulse, although some of the rand eel faster or slower than others. The overture ends wath « Srand rendition of the well-known hymn, “Gaudeamus isitur’ (Therefore, let us be merry), via mighty brass anv Percussion, and frenetic string scales among the bursting orchestral forces—the largest employed by Brahms--and the ‘nly piece in which he writes for bass drum and cymbalo Note: For a version of these, ‘Program notes that references Brahms’ interest in the student “Uuptisings for social reform of the cally [Sth century and their connection to this piece as wellnan "more detailed description of the compositions structure go to louisbergonzi.com, NOTES TO THE CONDUCTOR For schools with string orchestras, this arrangement’ number or combination of wind/percussion students {0 begin expanding your program to include occasionally symphonic orchestra. '. Let students get excited about the ending of the Piece. OF course, youll help them discover that itis not “that fast” and the string parts are constructed of accessible Patterns of fingerings and string crossings, * Hold the underlying pulse constant, as this is what Brahms wrote fo hold the original 10-minute piece together. 3 g a 7 z $ 2 3 a g & i B 8 2 & 8 3 7 a é g 2 g 8 T » 3 . 2 z z g z fee Z & E g 3 3 g a 8 3 Giving a small*+"at the end of m. 41 to show breves of the 4 that begins in m. 42. 5. The melody in mm. 60-85 could easily be conducted alla breve (3 ) to match the long, glorious melody, Again, indicate a slight subdivision (beat 2, m. 85) to set the ¥ meter of m, 86, © The last song,“Gaudeamus igitut’ should be shown using a3 pattern, » Notes for Timpani and Percussion Part Assignments: 2 If necessary, instead of re-tuning the timpani, omit the A and E during mm. 1-86, The timpani part is less important there. b. Percussion staffing: 1 player—timpani only; 2 players—timpani & triangle/cymbal; 3 Players—omit bass drum, a Notes for Strings: 2: In addition to bow direction, the editing is such so that students wil play at the correct location on the bow. This is accomplished by careful use of hooked bowings. b. Araised comma ()isusedto indicate a breath in he phasing, not to show a lif reset of the bow, which i marked withthe symbo! (6) (eg. mm. 46-50). See mm. 18.28 for an example where a musical phrase is visually absent, & there are no double bassist, the double bass part should be played by a sub group of cellists. A POF of the bass part with cello fingerings may be found at louise gonzi.com,Sold to MS BRONWYN KORTE by J, W Pepper & Son, Ine. 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