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Armer Columbus Overture and Finale from the Opera by Dmitri Shostakovich Concert Band - Sheet Music

By Dmitri Shostakovich
Concert band Symphonic Band - Grade 4

SKU: BF.BM454-SET

Overture and Finale from the Opera. Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich. Arranged by Jacques Claessens. Baton Music Orchestral Series. Overture and Finale from the Opera. Full Score and set of parts. Duration 10:00. Baton Music #BM454-SET. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM454-SET).

As a contribution to the opera 'Armer Columbus' by German composer Erwin Dressel, Shostakovich composed two of his quirkiest and oddest early orchestral pieces. An energetic 'Entr'acte' in c minor (Allegretto poco moderato), also known as the Overture (although it appears before the sixth scene of the opera) followed by a hilariously noisy 'Finale' (Moderato - Andantino - Allegro) with mock American dance-music, a parade of American sailors (presumably on ships in New York harbour). Shostakovich's contributions were intended to overcome a couple of dramatic weaknesses in Dressel's score and to underline more strongly the Communist politics of this idea.