Elverskud, a 1854 ballade for soloists, choir and orchestra by Niels W. Gade. Elverskud proven to be one of Gades most popular pieces. According to a record from the time, the piece was played at least 184 times in Gades lifetime. A succes like that are most danish composersers without. To this day the piece is stil played and especially to of the movements are often used as encores, ”I østen stiger solen op” and ”Så tit jeg rider mig under ø”.
Brass Ensemble: Full Score 1 Soprano trumpet/cornet in Eb 4 Bb Trumpets/Cornets 1 Flugelhorn in Bb 2 Horns in Eb 2 Baritones/Trombones in Bb 2 Euphoniums in Bb 1 Tuba in Eb 1 Tuba in Bb
Dansk:
Elverskud er en ballade for solister, kor og orkester af Niels W. Gade fra 1854. Elverskud har vist sig at være et af Gades mest populære værker. Ifølge en opgørelse blev den opført mindst 184 gange i Gades levetid. En sådan succes er der næppe andre danske komponister, der har oplevet. Også i dag er værket populært, og 2 af numrene derfra, ”I østen stiger solen op” og ”Så tit jeg rider mig under ø”, bliver tit spillet som enkeltnumre.
Sættet består af: Partitur 1 trumpet/cornet i Eb 4 Bb Trumpeter/Cornetter 1 Flugelhorn i Bb 2 Horn i Eb 2 Bariton/Tromboner i Bb (G-nøgle) 2 Euphonium i Bb (G-nøgle) 1 Tuba in Eb (G-nøgle) 1 Tuba in Bb (G-nøgle)