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Notre Dame: Entr'acte and Carnival Music: Conductor Score & Parts

$210.00 USD

Notre Dame: Entr'acte and Carnival Music: Conductor Score & Parts

Name: Notre Dame: Entr'acte and Carnival Music: Conductor Score & Parts
Brand: Alfred Music
SKU: 36-A891902
Price: 210.00 USD
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By Franz Schmidt / arr. Clinton F. Nieweg

Item: 36-A891902

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Notre Dame by Franz Schmidt (1874-1939) is a romantic opera, with libretto written by both the composer himself and Leopold Wilk, a professional chemist and amateur poet. Based loosely on the 1831 Victor Hugo novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, the opera was premiered in Vienna in 1914. Best known for its Intermezzo and Carnival Music (which were written before the opera and later incorporated), Notre Dame was popular until the early 1920s before it faded from public performance. It has since been revived in Vienna and Dresden. Instrumentation: 2+Picc(dFl).2.2.2+CBsn: 4.3.3.0: Timp.Perc(2): Hp(2): Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set).

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Series: Nieweg Performance Editions - Kalmus

Publisher: Keiser Productions, Inc.

UPC: 746241234766

SKU: 36-A891902

Instrumentation: 3d1, 2, 2, 2+1 - 4, 3, 3, 0, timp, perc, 2 hp, str

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About the Composer: Franz Schmidt

Franz Schmidt (1874-1939) was an Austrian composer and cellist whose career spanned the late Romantic and early modern periods. He held the position of director at the Vienna Music Academy and composed across multiple genres, though his orchestral and operatic works remain central to his legacy. Schmidt's music balances traditional harmonic language with structural ambition, making his scores both accessible to performers and rewarding for audiences.

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Why we love this

This score captures the theatrical grandeur of early 20th-century Vienna, and the Carnival Music especially delivers kinetic energy without demanding exhausting virtuosity from your ensemble. The orchestration is smart and idiomatic; Schmidt understood how to balance winds and brass against strings in ways that sit naturally for musicians reading at this level. Programming these movements lets you showcase your orchestra's warmth and color work to an audience that may never have encountered this post-Romantic gem.

What to expect

Lush without becoming cloying. The Entr'acte and Carnival Music radiate Viennese elegance and theatrical warmth, with moments of genuine exuberance that let your orchestra play with style and color. There's a richness to the harmonic palette that rewards attentive listening.

Who it's for

Advanced youth orchestras, college chamber orchestras, and semi-professional ensembles with secure string sections and balanced wind choirs. This is ideal for programs seeking substantial romantic-era material that avoids the standard repertoire overload.

How to get the most out of it

Balance the two harps carefully during tutti passages; they're essential to the harmonic color, not just accompaniment figures.
Let the Carnival Music breathe rhythmically rather than pushing for relentless forward motion; Schmidt's syncopations land more effectively with deliberate phrasing.
Watch the percussion entry points closely in the Intermezzo; the timpani and accessory instruments should emerge from the texture gradually, not announce themselves.

How to use it

These movements work beautifully as a concert pairing, or slot the Carnival Music into a program focused on early 20th-century European opera highlights. Consider programming them alongside other Austrian post-Romantic repertoire to create thematic programming depth.