An der schönen blauen Donau / Kurzfassung Flex-4

This short version of the Danube Waltz was commissioned by the Stadtkapelle Liezen - Kapellmeister David Luidold | Obmann Michael Fröhlich.

Diese „Kompaktversion“ hat folgenden Ablauf:
Ohne Einleitung wird bei Walzer 1 gestartet. Direkt nach dem Walzer 1 folgt ein da capo, bald danach ein Sprung in eine kurze Coda.

The idea behind this short version is as follows: At annual concerts of music clubs, the youth wind orchestra is also allowed to perform one or two numbers from time to time. On the one hand, this is a way of presenting the club's own young musicians, and on the other, it also brings new audiences (parents, grandparents) to the concert.

For the kids, the performance should be one thing above all: a very motivating moment, because they get to play “with the grown-ups” in the same concert. It can be even more motivating if the youth wind orchestra presents one or two of the main themes from the concert program of the “grown-ups” in advance. In a simplified version, of course. The aim is for them to hear a fuller, longer version immediately afterwards. This should provide additional motivation to be able to play the whole piece in the “big band” concert as soon as possible.

This compact version for Flex-4 instrumentation can be optimally combined with the AND. 00064 edition (Danube Waltz 5-minute version) in a concert. The audience will love it, after all, the simple D major triad of the 1st waltz has probably made it into the “Hall of Fame” of the most famous motifs in music history. They will hear this melody played once by the “little ones” and then immediately afterwards by the “greats”. Better safe than sorry 😉