Glücklich ist, wer vergisst – Highlights aus der Operette „Die Fledermaus“ für 8 Posaunen

HAPPY IS HE WHO FORGETS. Highlights from the operetta “Die Fledermaus” (music: Johann Strauss Jr.) were first arranged on behalf of OPER GRAZ for the children's concert “76 Trombones” for trombone ensemble (conductor: David Luidold) and subsequently adapted for wind orchestra.

The sequence of excerpts is as follows:

Beginning with the unmistakable opening bars of the operetta's overture, the arrangement jumps to the waltz theme (also from the overture) and culminates in the duet from the first act (Rosalinde/Alfred) “Trinke Liebchen, trinke schnell (...)” (“Drink, my dear, drink quickly...”). later in the text it says “Happy is he who forgets what cannot be changed.” The arrangement jumps to the famous couplet (Orlovsky) from the second act “Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein” (I like to invite guests), followed by the couplet (Adele) “Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande” (I play the innocent country girl) from the third act. Finally, the finale from the second act “Im Feuerstrom der Reben” (In the fire stream of the vines) follows.

Die Fledermaus is full of incredibly catchy and beautiful melodies, but due to many difficult passages and also the length of the piece (e.g. the complete overture), excerpts from this operetta are rarely found in the repertoire of wind orchestras. This arrangement invites you to devote yourself to the beautiful melodies of Die Fledermaus for a short time. It is intended to whet your appetite for an evening at an opera house that has this operetta in its repertoire (e.g., the Vienna Volksoper). The concert audience will definitely enjoy it, as this is one of the most successful stage works in music history. Enjoy “Happy is he who forgets.”