Eine Alpensinfonie, Op.64 (Strauss, Richard)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 symphony, 22 sections
Composition Year 1911-15
Genre Categories Symphonies; Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

Complete

 Complete Performance
#91849 - 63.05MB - 68:51 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 10411×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2011/2/2)

Performer Pages DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. DuPage, IL: DuPage Symphony Orchestra
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Performed 16 May 2010, Wentz Concert Hall, Naperville. From archive.org.
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For Wind Band (Miller)

 At the Summit
(Auf dem Gletscher, Gefahrvolle Augenblicke, Auf dem Gipfel)
#320964 - 18.23MB - 7:58 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 2640×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

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Carolus (2014/4/4)

Publisher Info. Washington, DC: U.S. Navy Band.
Performers U.S. Navy Band
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Misc. Notes David J. Miller's arrangement consists of On the Glacier, Perilous Moments, At the Summit
(3 before rehearsal 68 to rehearsal 86 in the orchestral score).
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#853347 - 62.66MB, 162 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 536×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Complete Score (600 dpi)
#853346 - 13.98MB, 160 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 267×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Preface
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Editor Adolf Aber (1893–1960), preface
Language German / English (Preface)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7529.
Revised - Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, n.d.[1960].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Claim by Walter Seifert (1898-1982) seems to be bogus as the Music Engraving seems to be untouched, only the preface by Aber is under copyright in the EU. See WorldCat and WorldCat.
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 Complete Score
#20542 - 14.29MB, 160 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 34932×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2008/8/8)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7531.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1993.
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 Complete Score
#684747 - 86.97MB, 160 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 463×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Complete Score (compressed)
#810532 - 8.35MB, 160 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 219×⇩ - Unnamed boi

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7531.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1991). Catalog A7648.
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Parts

 Flute 1
#961182 - 2.14MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 78×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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⇒ 54 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3/Piccolo 2 • Flute 4/Piccolo 1 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Oboe 3/English Horn • Heckelphone • Piccolo Clarinet (E♭) • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Clarinet 3 (C)/Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Bassoon 3 • Bassoon 4/Contrabassoon • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Horn 3 (F) • Horn 4 (F) • Horn 5 (B♭/C/E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 1 (B♭) • Horn 6 (B♭/C/E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 2 (B♭) • Horn 7 (E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 3 (F) • Horn 8 (E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 4 (F) • Horns 1/3/5 (F, Offstage) • Horns 2/4/6 (F, Offstage) • Horns 7/8/9/10/11/12 (F, Offstage) • Trumpet 1 (B♭/E/C, Onstage) • Trumpet 2 (B♭/E/C, Onstage) • Trumpet 3 (C/E) • Trumpet 4 (C/E) • Trumpet 1 (C, Offstage) • Trumpet 2 (C, Offstage) • Trombone 1 (Onstage) • Trombone 2 (Onstage) • Trombone 3 • Trombone 4 • Trombone 1 (Offstage) • Trombone 2 (Offstage) • Tuba 1 • Tuba 2 • Timpani 1 • Timpani 2 • Snare Drum/Triangle/Wind Machine • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam • Glockenspiel/Cowbell/Thunder Machine • Celesta • Organ • Harp 1 • Harp 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 2
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 Flute 3/Piccolo 2
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 Flute 4/Piccolo 1
#961180 - 1.43MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 42×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Oboe 1
#961184 - 1.72MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 57×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Oboe 2
#961185 - 1.57MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 34×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Oboe 3/English Horn
#51650 - 1.46MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2371×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Heckelphone
#51651 - 1.11MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3450×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Piccolo Clarinet (E♭)
#51652 - 1.78MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2881×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
#961186 - 2.11MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 54×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
#961187 - 1.98MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Clarinet 3 (C)/Bass Clarinet (B♭)
#51654 - 1.96MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2698×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Bassoon 1
#961188 - 1.72MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 48×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Bassoon 2
#961189 - 1.76MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 42×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Bassoon 3
#961190 - 1.56MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 34×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Bassoon 4/Contrabassoon
#51667 - 1.28MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2200×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Horn 1 (F)
#961191 - 1.60MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 166×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Horn 2 (F)
#961192 - 1.51MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 72×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Horn 3 (F)
#961193 - 1.42MB, 9 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 53×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Horn 4 (F)
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 Horn 5 (B♭/C/E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 1 (B♭)
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 Horn 6 (B♭/C/E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 2 (B♭)
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 Horn 7 (E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 3 (F)
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 Horn 8 (E♭/E/F)/Wagner Tuba 4 (F)
#961201 - 0.80MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 49×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Horns 1/3/5 (F, Offstage)
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 Horns 2/4/6 (F, Offstage)
#961196 - 0.15MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 48×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Horns 7/8/9/10/11/12 (F, Offstage)
#961197 - 0.15MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 63×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trumpet 1 (B♭/E/C, Onstage)
#961202 - 1.04MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 127×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trumpet 2 (B♭/E/C, Onstage)
#961203 - 0.93MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 45×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trumpet 3 (C/E)
#961204 - 0.89MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 57×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trumpet 4 (C/E)
#961205 - 0.77MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 45×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trumpet 1 (C, Offstage)
#961206 - 0.14MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 50×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trumpet 2 (C, Offstage)
#961207 - 0.14MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trombone 1 (Onstage)
#961208 - 0.95MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 78×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trombone 2 (Onstage)
#961209 - 0.91MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trombone 3
#961210 - 0.98MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trombone 4
#961211 - 0.95MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 51×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Trombone 1 (Offstage)
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 Trombone 2 (Offstage)
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 Tuba 1
#961214 - 0.93MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 58×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Tuba 2
#961215 - 0.34MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 43×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Timpani 1
#961216 - 0.70MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Timpani 2
#961217 - 0.16MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Snare Drum/Triangle/Wind Machine
#961219 - 0.46MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 52×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam
#961220 - 0.53MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 46×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Glockenspiel/Cowbell/Thunder Machine
#961218 - 0.49MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 48×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Celesta
#51665 - 0.38MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2322×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Organ
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 Harp 1
#961221 - 1.78MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Harp 2
#961222 - 1.65MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 36×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Violins I
#51668 - 2.59MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5769×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Violins II
#51669 - 4.28MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4622×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Violas
#51670 - 2.26MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3310×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Cellos
#27853 - 2.36MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3532×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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 Basses
#51671 - 1.24MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3403×⇩ - Herausfahrend

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7530.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1991). Catalog A7648.
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Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
Improved pp. 3, 2 and 9 for English horn, Clarinet and Bassoon 1 parts provided by Luis José Roncagliolo.
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 Trumpet 1 (C)
#935632 - 0.11MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 593×⇩ - Rociosschmidt

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Editor Rocío Sosa
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 Tenortuba 1 / Horn 5 (F)
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 Tenortuba 2 / Horn 6 (F)
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 Tenortuba 3 / Horn 7 (F) [B]
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 Tenortuba 4 / Horn 8 (F) [B]
#1039707 - 0.23MB, 5 pp.  - U/U/U - Evanbretz

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Editor Evan Bretz
Publisher. Info. Evan Bretz, 2026.
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Misc. Notes Perfect 5th Transposition for:
  • Tenortuba 1 (B) / Horn 5 (F, E, Es, C, B).
  • Tenortuba 2 (B) / Horn 6 (F, E, Es, C, B)
  • Tenortuba 3 (F) / Horn 7 (F, E, Es)
  • Tenortuba 4 (F) / Horn 8 (F, E, Es).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano (Singer II)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Otto Singer II (1863–1931)
Publisher. Info. Munich: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1914. Plate F.E.C.L. 5743.
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 Complete Score (color)
#853358 - 61.79MB, 66 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 44×⇩ - Sallen112

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 Complete Score (mono)
#997404 - 5.09MB, 66 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 14×⇩ - herausfahrend

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Arranger Otto Singer II (1863–1931)
Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: F.E.C. Leuckart, 1915. Plate F.E.C.L. 7532.
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Misc. Notes Lightly marked.
#997404: Score converted to 600 DPI monochrome using process described here.
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General Information

Work Title Eine Alpensinfonie
Alternative. Title An Alpine Symphony
Name Translations Simfonia Alpina; Sinfonía alpina; Alpeetako Sinfonia; Alppisinfonia; Une symphonie alpestre; アルプス交響曲; Uma Sinfonia Alpina; Альпийская симфония; 阿尔卑斯交响曲; Alpensinfonie; Альпійська симфонія; 알프스 교향곡; Alpesymfonien; Symfonia alpejska; סימפוניית האלפים; Ang Simponiya ng Alpes; Συμφωνία των Άλπεων
Name Aliases Sinfonia alpina; An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64; Alpine Symphony; Συμφωνία των Άλπεων, έργο 64; Op. 64
Authorities WorldCat; [ Wikipedia]; VIAF: 215074692; LCCN: n82105300; GND: 300156235; BNF: 139198988
Composer Strauss, Richard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.64 ; TrV 233
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRS 21
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1 symphony, 22 sections
I. Nacht (Night): Lento
II. Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise): Festes Zeitmass, massig langsam
III. Der Anstieg (The Ascent): Sehr lebhaft und ernergisch
IV. Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Wood)
V. Wanderung neben dem Bachelor (Wandering by the Brook)
VI. Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall): Sehr lebhaft
VII. Erscheinung (Apparition)
VIII. Auf blumige Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows): Sehr lebhaft
IX. Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture): Massig schnell
X. Durch Dickicht und Gestrupp auf Irrwegen (Straying through Thicket and Undergrowth)
XI. Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier): Fest, sehr lebhaftes Zeitmass
XII. Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments): A tempo, lebhafter als vorher
XIII. Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit)
XIV. Vision: Fest und gehalten
XV. Nebel steigen auf (Mists rise): Etwas weniger breit
XVI. Die Sonne verdustert sich allmahlich (The Sun gradually darkens)<be>XVII. Elegie: Moderato espressivo
XVIII. Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm before the Storm)
XIX. Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Storm, Descent): Schnell und heftig
XX. Sonnenuntergang (Sunset)
XXI. Ausklang (Final Sounds): Etwas breit und getragen
XXII. Nacht (Nights): Breit - Sehr langsam
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1911-15
First Performance. 1915-10-28 in Berlin
Dresden Hofkapelle, Richard Strauss (conductor)
First Publication. 1915
Dedication Nicolaus Seebach and the Royal Orchestra
Average DurationAvg. Duration 50 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
Orchestra (onstage)
2 piccolos (also flutes), 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn (also oboe), heckelphone, piccolo clarinet,
2 clarinets, bass clarinet (also clarinet 3), 3 bassoons, contrabassoon (also bassoon 4)
4 horns, 4 Wagner tubas (also horns 5-8), 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, 2 tubas
timpani (2 players), percussion (3 players; snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, cowbells, wind machine, thundersheet, glockenspiel), 2 harps, celesta, organ, strings

Off-stage Instruments

12 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones
Discography MusicBrainz
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