Hänsel und Gretel (Vorspiel) - Fanfare Band

Fanfare Band - The 'Vorspiel' (Choral Prelude) from the famous fairy-tale opera Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck.Het emerging bourgeoisie of the 19th century want entertainment without too much profundity and the fairy tale opera Hansel and Gretel seems ideal to meet this need requirements. The story is easy to follow and the music, partly on real folk melodies based and Wagnerian atmosphere radiates, is easy listening. None other than Richard Strauss conducted the premiere on 23 December 1893, after which Hnsel und Gretel a triumphant tour along the German and international opera houses began.

Specifications

Composer	Engelbert Humperdinck
Arranger	Sandor Hendriks
Difficulty	C - average
Duration	00:03:45
Year of publication	2005