Description

• Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975)
• Arranger: Simon Bischof
• Instrumentation (this edition): Piano 4-Hands
• Originally for: Orchestra
• Work: Suite for Jazz (Variety Stage) Orchestra
• Binding:
• ISMN: 9790003042732
• Size: 8.3 x 11.7 inches
• Pages: 39

Description

The eight movements of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Suite No. 2 for Jazz Orchestras are mostly clips from film music from the years 1940 to 1956. Especially well-known from this suite is the waltz No. 2, originally background music in the movie “The First Season” by Mikhail Kalatozov (1956); The waltz is cited in many other films, such as in Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut” of 1999. The arrangements for four-hand piano keep close to the original, the term transcription fits best. The Primo part is technically more demanding than the Secondo Part.