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The Waldstein Sonata was composed by Beethoven in 1804 and dedicated to Count Ferdinand von Waldstein who arranged for Beethoven to study with Haydn. Allan Miller's arrangement of the sonata brings new light to this classic work. Many different compositional techniques are executed to bring life the Waldstein Sonata.
Number of Players: 7
Difficulty: Grade 6
Instrumentation:
Player I: Vibraphone
Player II: Marimba
Player III: Marimba
Player IV: Bells, Marimba
Player V: Marimba
Player VI: Marimba, Vibraphone
Player VII: 5 Timpani
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany around 1770. He is known for his expansion of the orchestral styles of the classical period and as a bridge to the romantic period of composition.
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