Hungarian Dance No. 5 flexible instrumentation

Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Johannes Brahms)

  • flexible instrumentation

    • Grade 3

  • ca. 2:30

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Program Notes

Composed by Johannes Brahms, arranged by Ian Deterling.

  • Brahms’s Hungarian Dances, a collection of 21 dances originally for piano four-hands, are among among his most cherished and most frequently performed works.

    • Flexible instrumentation:

      • Part 1

        • Flute; Oboe; Bb Clarinet; Bb Trumpet; Violin

      • Part 2

        • Bb Clarinet; Bb Trumpet; Eb Alto Saxophone; Violin

      • Part 3

        • Bb Tenor Saxophone; Bb Clarinet; Eb Alto Saxophone; F Horn; Viola

      • Part 4

        • Bb Tenor Saxophone; Euphonium (bass and treble clef); F Horn; Trombone; Bassoon; Cello

      • Part 5

        • Euphonium (bass and treble clef); Bb Bass Clarinet; Baritone Saxophone; Trombone; Bassoon; Cello; Contrabass; Tuba

      • Percussion

        • Percussion 1 - Tambourine; Bass Drum

        • Percussion 2 - Crash Cymbals; Triangle

        • Glockenspiel

        • Timpani

    • Grade 3

    • Score and complete set of parts.

      • Note: this arrangement has been transposed up a half step from F# minor (original) to G minor.


What do I get when I order Hungarian Dance No. 5?

  • You will receive the score and parts in the form of three PDFs:

    • Score formatted to Tabloid paper, 11” x 17” (279mm x 432mm)

    • Score formatted to US Letter-size paper, 8.5” x 11” (216mm x 279mm)

    • Complete set of parts

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