Bridals chorus (from Lohengrin) for orchestra

Description

conductor’s score Finished in 1848 and premiered in 1950 in Weimar, Germany, Richard Wagner’s LOHENGRIN tells a story of a tragic medieval German romance in the Knight of the Swan tradition. Elsa, a princess in Brabant, is rescued and wedded by a knight in shining armor who insists on remaining nameless. Most are familiar with the famous wedding march from the opera , and this original chorus and orchestra version may be easily programmed either as an opera excerpt or as a concert work. Instrumentation: 3.2.2.3: 4.2.3.1: Perc: Hp: Str : Mx Chor .

conductor’s score Finished in 1848 and premiered in 1950 in Weimar, Germany, Richard Wagner’s LOHENGRIN tells a story of a tragic medieval German romance in the Knight of the Swan tradition. Elsa, a princess in Brabant, is rescued and wedded by a knight in shining armor who insists on remaining nameless. Most are familiar with the famous wedding march from the opera , and this original chorus and orchestra version may be easily programmed either as an opera excerpt or as a concert work. Instrumentation: 3.2.2.3: 4.2.3.1: Perc: Hp: Str : Mx Chor .