Invitation to the Dance, J.260: Study score

by Carl Maria von Weber

Aufforderung zum Tanze (Invitation to the Dance) was composed in 1819 and dedicated to Weber's wife of only a few months. This is the first waltz to be written as a concert piece and to depict people dancing. The introduction is a man asking a women to dance and their conversation, they dance, and then depart with his thanks. Berlioz was asked to add a ballet to Weber's opera Der Freisch?tz, a French tradition when the Paris Opera put on a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160874163X
• ISBN13: 9781608741632
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Serenissima Music
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"