Engelbert Humperdinck's 'Hansel And Gretel' actually began life as a short entertainment for a children's birthday party. Humperdinck enjoyed this project so much that he immediately set about turning it into a full-scale opera with a text by Adelheid Wette. When completed he sent the score to Richard Strauss who was so impressed he conducted the premiere and catapulted the opera to fame. It is n…

Hansel and Gretel is a fantastic Opera by the 19th century German composer Engelbert Humperdinck based on the compelling tale by the Brothers Grimm. It was premiered on December 23 1893 at Weimar and became an instant hit and still remains as an enduring masterpiece. It is a popular favourite and regarded as the leading children’s opera in the repertoire. One of the most memorable and mov…

Das Liederspiel. Par HUMPERDINCK ENGELBERT. When Engelbert Humperdinck’s fairy tale opera Hänsel und Gretel was premiered on 23 December 1893 in Weimar conducted by Richard Strauss, the work could look back on an extensive history of origin. Humperdinck’s younger sister Adelheid Wette (born in 1858) had displayed a great interest in literature in her youth and written a variety of poems for specia…

Concertino for 3 or 4 Horns and Concert Band-Après avoir assisté à une interprétation d?Hänsel und Gretel d?Engelbert Humperdinck le compositeur décida d?écrire une pièce commandée pour quatre cors et orchestre d?harmonie basée sur la magnifique mélodie « Abendsegen » qui figure dans la célèbre ouverture d?Engelbert. La composition peut être jouée avec trois ou quatre cors solos et contient des …

Ce volume présente probablement la plus belle et l'opéra pour enfants plus populaire qui a jamais été écrit, dans un arrangement facile pour piano, avec tous les extraits étant dans la clé originale respectif. Parmi les sept opéras composés par Humperdinck, ' Hänse / Piano

The quintessential 70s soft rock song ‘Feelings’ first became a big hit for its Brazilian co-writer Morris Albert and French composer Louis Gasté in 1974. It was later recorded by many artists from Ella Fitzgerald to Engelbert Humperdinck and acquired a variety of lyrics in different languages over the years. Here the very definition of an international hit song has been arranged for …

Oper In 3 Akten. Par RHEINBERGER JOSEF GABRIEL. Rheinberger was inspired to compose his first opera by the great cycle of aquarelles entitled “Von den Sieben Raben” by the painter Moritz von Schwind [1804–1871], with whom he was acquainted. The libretto by Franz Bonn [1830–1904] follows in its essentials the story depicted in these pictures, rather than the Grimm fairytale of the same name. The wo…

With his fairy-tale fantasy Hansel And Gretel Humperdinck combined the simplicity of German folksong with the sophistication of Wagnerian operatic technique to create a work that has been a favourite with young and old alike since its first performance in 1893. This vocal score features a piano reduction of the orchestral score and an English translation of the libretto.

A lovely new text by Ruth Elaine Schram is beautifully set to the classic Humperdinck melody. The string orchestration option makes for a beautiful accompaniment with live players or with the recorded track. Available separately:SATB ChoirTrax CD. String parts available digitally (vl 1 vn 2 va vc db). Duration: ca. 3:45.

This beautiful long flowing melody comes from Humperdinck’s famous opera Hansel and Gretel (1893). In addition to being a delightful concert work it is also a useful as a tone study for practicing playing in a legato style.

Patomime in 2 acts and an interlude-Libretto. Humperdinck E

This volume presents the probably most beautiful and most popular children's opera that has ever been written in an easy arrangement for piano with all excerpts being in the respective original key. Among the seven operas composed by Humperdinck 'Hänsel und Gretel' is his first and best masterpiece. The magic mood of this fairy-tale and the brilliant music explain why this opera still fascinate…

Here is a stunning vocal jazz arrangement of the Humperdinck classical favorite. This arrangement by veteran educator Phil Mattson will leave your audience spellbound.

Arrangeur: Stephen Roberts. Par HUMPERDINCK ENGELBERT. Evening Prayer/ Répertoire / Brass Quintette

Par HUMPERDINCK ENGELBERT. Em Pianoehlungen: Kammerchor - Em Pianoehlungen von Frieder Bernius - Gattungen: Weltliche Chorsätze - Langue : Allemand/ Répertoire / Choeur SATB