Song to the moon
Antonin Dvorak
Product ID SON00000309
Composer Antonin Dvorak
Arranger Stefan de Hoogt
Duration 06:10 min
Genre Opera/operetta
Instrumentation Soprano and fanfare band
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Song to the moon

Song to the moon

SKU SON00000309
Composer Antonin Dvorak
Arranger Stefan de Hoogt
Genre Opera/operetta
Instrumentation Soprano and fanfare band
Free description For Fanfare Band and Soprano (or Bb/Eb soloist)
Grade 3
Duration 06:10 min
Year 2020

Score + Parts

€ 50,00

Score

€ 15,00

Program Notes

For Fanfare Band and Soprano (or Bb/Eb soloist)

Song to the Moon is an aria from Antonín Dvorák’s opera “Rusalka,” which combines elements from three fairy tales, Hans Christian Anderson's Little Mermaid, Friedrich de la Motte Fouque's Undine, and Gerhart Hautpmann's The Sunken Bell. At this moment in the opera, the good-natured old Spirit of the Lake, Jezibab, is enjoying the singing of the Wood Nymphs, when his daughter, Rusalka, approaches him sadly. She tells him that she has fallen in love with a handsome young prince and wishes to become human in order to know the bliss of union with him. Deeply saddened, the Spirit of the Lake consents to her request, and leaves. All alone, Rusalka sings this beautiful aria, confiding in the moon the secrets of her longing.

This arrangement was written for soprano-soloist, but is also payable with an instrumental solist. Solo-parts for Bb-instrument or alto saxophone are included.

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