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Galop from “Dance of the Hours”
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Galop from “Dance of the Hours” by Amilcare Ponchielli Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Galop from “Dance of the Hours” Concert Band, Grade 4, 2:00 Score by Amilcare Ponchielli Concert Band - Sheet Music

By Amilcare Ponchielli
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 4

SKU: HL.4008682

Concert Band, Grade 4, 2:00 Score. Composed by Amilcare Ponchielli. Arranged by Franco Cesarini. Editions Franco Cesarini. Classical, Concert, Concert Band. Softcover. Duration 120 seconds. Hal Leonard #EFC024-SC. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.4008682).

UPC: 196288190257.

La Gioconda, with a libretto by Arrigo Boito, is the most successful theatrical work by Amilcare Ponchielli (1844-1886). In this work there are two dance pieces: the Furlana at the conclusion of the 1st act and the Danza delle ore in the 3rd act. The Dance of the Hours has a precise choreographic outline: it is a masked ball which includes the “hours” of dawn, day, evening and night successively, and ends with a wild finale of galop. The latter is a sort of fast polka, in binary rhythm and unbridled pace. A French variant of it is the can-can. The finale in galop time of the Dance of the Hours recalls certain playful dances by the composer Jacques Offenbach, such as the famous Can-can that concludes the overture of the operetta Orphée au enfers. Galop arranged by Franco Cesarini is perfect for an encore!