Also Sprach Zarathustra

 

Title: Also Sprach Zarathustra

Year: 2011

Composer: Richard Strauss

Grade: 3+

Publisher: TSG Music Works

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  My favoritism for this Strauss tone-poem date back to 2006 (I was 11 at the time). I had visited a music camp for a week at one of the local universities. The opening selection was “Also Sprach Zarathustra”, in witch I had the luck of playing bass drum... (I have taken out anger on percussion ever since). I have CONSTANTLY been waiting for the opportunity to arrange the piece. SO, in May of 2010, I sat down and arranged the piece for Marching Band (and it’s still for sale... hint, hint). I began thinking in October of 2010 about pieces to write for 2011 release. I figured, why not bump up the adrenaline and give it EXTRA percussion, and EXTRA players, and do THAT for Concert Band! So, the arrangement was done in early March of 2011, and has been one of my favorite pieces EVER since!