La Valse was originally composed as a tribute to Johann Strauss Jr, and in a style that is a parodic and apocalyptic view of wartime Vienna. Subtitled
Poeme Choregraphique Pour Orchestre, the piece employs the awesome forces of triple winds, two harps and a host of percussion, and was commissioned by Sergie Diaghilev in 1919 to be first performed in Paris in 1929. The full score is reproduced here in a convenient and attractively-priced miniature format.
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Sheet Music & Songbooks
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Product Format
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Miniature Score
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Release Date
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2006
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Pages
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132
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ISBN
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9780486435886
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Edition Number
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0486435881
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Catalog No.
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DOV435881
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