Overture La Poupée de Nuremberg (Score)

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1 Full Score - 1 Piccolo - 6 Flute I + II - 2 Oboe I + II - 2 Bassoon I + II - 1 Clarinet Eb - 4 Clarinet I - 4 Clarinet II - 4 Clarinet III - 1 Alto Clarinet Eb - 1 Bass Clarinet - 2 Alto Saxophone I - 2 Alto Saxophone II - 2 Tenor Saxophone - 1 Baritone Saxophone - 2 Trumpet I - 2 Trumpet II - 2 Trumpet III - 2 Horn I + II Eb - 2 Horn I + II F - 2 Horn III + IV Eb - 2 Horn III + IV F - 2 Trombone I C - 1 Trombone I Bb (TC) - 1 Trombone I Bb (BC) - 4 Trombone II + III C - 1 Trombone II Bb (TC) - 2 Trombone II/III bb - 1 Trombone III Bb (TC) - 2 Baritone I + II C (BC) - 2 Baritone I + II Bb (BC) - 2 Baritone I + II Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (TC) - 2 Bas Bb (BC) - 2 Bas Eb (TC) - 2 Bas Eb (BC) - 4 Tuba C - 1 Stringbass - 2 Percussion I - 2 Percussion II - 1 Timpani

Adolphe Adam earned his living as a music critic and a composer, though he himself considered composing as mere pastime. He is still famous because of his ballet music and he was said to find his inspiration while looking attentively at the young female dancers’ legs. His comic opera La Poupée de Nuremberg was most successful in Paris in the nineteenth century. The splendid overture is a highlight of the French opera and a real asset for any orchestra.