Clog Dance (Herold is best known for a number of operettas and ballets mostly written for the Theatre-Italienne or the Opera-Comique in Paris. La Fille mal Garde (1828) was based on a ballet-pantomime of 40 years earlier. The music is partly arrangements of popular tunes and partly newly composed. Performance notes: The tuba soloist should aim to play with a lightness of style, (like a heavy animal on tiptoe) but with great character in the phrasing. The woodblock moments can be played by a guest extra or if this is not convenient omitted and replaced by the cued brass parts. If the tuba player so wishes he may do a little dance during his rest period.)
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