Product Description
This tune comes from The
Gondoliers, the twelfth of the Victorian comic opera collaborations between
WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. The Gondoliers premiered in December
1889 and ran for 554 performances.
To be a Regular Royal Queen is
part of the finale to Act 1. Two of the
principal gondoliers and two of the contadine sing of what they perceive as the
perks of being royalty such as rich clothing, valuable possessions and being
universally admired and respected.
The piece makes a joyful, appealing arrangement for the four-part mixed woodwind combination of 2 flutes, oboe and
either clarinet in B-flat
or bassoon. It has been classed as 'intermediate' as, although it appears quite challenging, various adult learner groups have managed it surprisingly successfully. To increase the difficulty, increase the tempo!
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