Performances
Sheet Music
Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Orchestra (Wieprecht)
For Military Band (Wieprecht)
Arranger
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Wilhelm Wieprecht (1802-1872)
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Publisher. Info.
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Berlin: Ed. Bote & G. Bock, n.d.[1859]. Plate B. & B. 4308.
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Copyright
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Misc. Notes
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Original images: ca.300dpi color tif files approx. 3230 by 4175 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins.
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General Information
Work Title
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Fackeltanz No.4
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Alternative. Title
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Fackeltanz zur Vermählungsfeier Seiner Königlichen Hoheit des Prinzen Friedrich Wilhelm und Ihrer Königlichen Hoheit der Frau Prinzessin Friedrich Wilhelm von Preussen Princess Royal Grossbritannien und Irland
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Composer
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Meyerbeer, Giacomo
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGM 22
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Key
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C major
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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1 piece
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1858
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First Performance.
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1858
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First Publication.
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1858 – Berlin: Bote & Bock
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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Military Band
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Navigation etc.
According to Robert Ignatius Letellier, in his preface to "Giacomo Meyerbeer Orchestral Works:
The Incidental Music to Struensee, Fackeltänze, Overtures, Marches, Ballet Music", the Fackeltanze, or Torch Dances, were intended for torchlight processions at Prussian royal weddings. In this form, they were played by 130 trumpets and trombones. According to Letellier, the music was arranged for the brass by Wilhelm Friedrich Wieprecht (who was in charge of the Prussian military band) and the orchestral versions were done immediately after by Meyerbeer himself. Interesting, then, to note that the uploaded orchestral version here seems to have been done by Wieprecht.