Strauss, J.: Roses from the South (Rosen aus dem Süden)

£26.00 – £30.00

‘Roses from the South’ (Rosen aus dem Süden) ranks amongst Johann Strauss’s most loved works and a Vienna Phil New Year favourite. Arr. for wind quintet.

  • Instruments : Fl. Ob. Cl.(in Bb) Hn. Bsn.
  • Difficulty : C/D – approx. ABRSM Grade 5-6
  • Duration : 9’15”
  • ISMN : 979-0-708218-66-1
  • Portus Press reference : PPQ215
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Description

The Austrian composer Johann Strauss II wrote over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas.  In his lifetime he was known as “The Waltz King”, and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the latter half of the 19th century.

Roses from the South (Rosen aus dem Süden) Op. 388, is a waltz medley composed by Strauss in 1880.  Its themes are drawn from the operetta Das Spitzentuch der Königin (The Queen’s Lace Handkerchief).  Strauss dedicated the piece to King Umberto I of Italy.

The waltz ranks among Strauss’s most loved works and is still regularly performed at the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert.

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