Werther
Prélude
by Jules Massenet
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Ensembles
Concert Band
Genres
Romantic Period
Composers
Jules Massenet
Arrangers
Jos van de Braak
Publishers
Baton Music
Formats
Set of Parts
Score and Parts
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Grade 3
Musical Forms
Prelude
Usages
School and Community
Concert band concert band - Grade 3

SKU: BF.BM491-SET

Prélude. Composed by Jules Massenet. Arranged by Jos van de Braak. Baton Music orchestral series. Prelude. Full Score and set of parts. Duration 4:00. Baton Music #BM491-SET. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM491-SET).

Since its premiere in 1892, 'Werther' has ranked among Jules Massenet's most admired and beloved scores; it has also proved the most enduring. He was inspired to compose the opera about the doomed poet during a visit to Wetzlar, the town where Goethe's story takes place. In first instance the work was rejected by the impresario Léon Carvalho, calling the subject dull and lugubrious. At last it was premiered in 1892 in a German translation at the 'Imperial Opera' in Vienna, and later there were successful productions in Weimar and Geneva. In January 1893 it finally opened, to great success, at the 'Opéra-Comique', where it ran for two seasons. Among the composer's operatic works, its popularity has remained second only to that of 'Manon'.