SKU: M7.GOER-63

SKU: HL.49034718

ISBN 9790001118743.

SKU: HL.645871

ISBN 9781495081736. UPC: 008148007509. 9.0x12.0x0.112 inches.

This classic fairy tale in musical form is based on the well-known story from Grimm's Fairy Tales and was written originally by German composer Engelbert Humperdinck. This arrangement features Humperdinck's melodies but in a format easier to comprehend for early intermediate or Level 3 piano players. The student gains many sight-reading benefits while learning the pieces in this book. Included are various time signatures, key signatures, tempo marks and accompaniment styles.

SKU: NR.30450

Humperdinck, Engelbert, ed, Stimmen: 1-2-2(2)-2, 2-2-0-0, Pauken,, Streicher 4-4-3-3-2, Bruggaier, Achim, ed.

SKU: AP.6-438260

ISBN 9780486438269. English.

An instant and overwhelming success upon its first performance in 1893, Hänsel and Gretel has captivated audiences of all ages ever since. Engelbert Humperdinck combined the simplicity of German folk tunes with the sophistication of Wagnerian technique in a fairy-tale opera, based on the story by the Brothers Grimm. Richard Strauss, who conducted the premiere, proclaimed it a masterpiece of the highest quality. Broadcast from Covent Garden in 1923, it was the first complete opera ever aired on radio, and eight years later it was the first to be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera.

SKU: HL.49012032

ISBN 9783254080455. German.

The first publication of a volume of Engelbert Humperdinck's fairy-tale opera 'Hansel and Gretel' is a valuable addition to the successful series 'Operas of the World' for this work is the second most frequently played opera in the German-speaking area after Mozart's 'Magic Flute'.As, for many children, 'Hansel and Gretel' is their first contact with the world of the opera, it seems natural to offer a complete libretto to the wide circle of interested persons. The book is based on the critical new edition by Hans-Josef Irmen which covers the latest research.

SKU: BR.MR-2304

A musical fairytale

ISBN 9790004488713. 9 x 12 inches.

In 2015 Philipp Matthias Kaufmann was commissioned to write an arrangement for chamber ensemble with motifs of Humperdinck's famous opera. While the instrumentation offered a variety of possibilities soundwise, with the required 7 minutes playing time it was a challenging task for him to confine the arrangement to just a few motifs. Kaufmann chose a dramaturgic coherence for his arrangement; a pocket-sized instrumental fairytale was the result. Based on a version of the beautiful overture, the children's songs of the cheerful siblings Hansel and Gretel are played. Then, their father comes home, half-drunk to bear his life in poverty. For the sake of brevity, this is directly followed by the rumbling Witch's Ride. The gruff lady is then carefully stowed away in her oven, which leads to the jubilant finale. As an extract from a grand work, this arrangement does indeed have a charming impact, for Humperdinck's ideas can stand this kind of abridgement quite easily.

A musical fairytale.