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The Revolutionary Wind Machine

The Revolutionary Wind Machine

The Revolutionary Wind Machine
Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Opus 72. Arrangement for Wind Instruments by Wenzl Sedlak (1804)

​Haydn: Military Marches:
- Prince of Wales March (1792)
- March regimento de Marshall (1772)
- Derbyshire March 1 & 2 (1794)
- Hungarian National March (1802)

Haydn: Symphony 97. Arrangement by Josef Triebensee


Josef Triebensee. (1772 - 1846) Bohemian composer and oboist, Josef was a member of the Austrian Emperor’s ‘Wind Band’, and principal oboist at the National Theatre of Vienna. He succeeded Weber as Director of Prague Opera.​

Wenzl Sedlak: (1776 - 1851) A composer and clarinettist was active in wind music in Vienna during the early part of the nineteenth century. He was best known for his transcriptions of famous opera scores for the wind ensemble in which he played. Roger Hellyer, in Grove, mentions works based on Auber, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Weber, and the most famous of them, Fidelio. Beethoven seems to have approved of the arrangement.


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Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Opus 72. Arrangement for Wind Instruments by Wenzl Sedlak (1804)

​Haydn: Military Marches:
- Prince of Wales March (1792)
- March regimento de Marshall (1772)
- Derbyshire March 1 & 2 (1794)
- Hungarian National March (1802)

Haydn: Symphony 97. Arrangement by Josef Triebensee

Josef Triebensee. (1772 - 1846) Bohemian composer and oboist, Josef was a member of the Austrian Emperor’s ‘Wind Band’, and principal oboist at the National Theatre of Vienna. He succeeded Weber as Director of Prague Opera.​

Wenzl Sedlak: (1776 - 1851) A composer and clarinettist was active in wind music in Vienna during the early part of the nineteenth century. He was best known for his transcriptions of famous opera scores for the wind ensemble in which he played. Roger Hellyer, in Grove, mentions works based on Auber, Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti and Weber, and the most famous of them, Fidelio. Beethoven seems to have approved of the arrangement.

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St Mary's Church, Bridgnorth
St Mary's Church, East Castle St, Bridgnorth


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