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IDAF68056D-D66C-43C2-B57A-7FFBDA7E7ED3
TitlecodeR00888
Title NameBicycle Waltz
Marketing CopyCelebrates the bicycle in a musical adventure based on the 1890s song ÒDaisy BellÓ (Bicycle Built for Two).
Instrumentation2+Piccolo.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Percussion(3): Strings
CommissionCommissioned by the Amherst Ballet Theatre Company.
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Program NotesBicycle Waltz celebrates the bicycle, a popular mode of conveyance in use for over a century. The +musical adventure+ portrays the delights and perils of riding a bicycle.

Based upon the 1890+s song "Daisy Bell" ("A Bicycle Built for Two"), the orchestral waltz presents the tune in a variety of guises within a formal structure of:

Introduction -- preparation for the ride
A -- setting out on the ride
B -- a bumpy stretch of road...a mishap...slowly regaining confidence
C -- the ride resumes

Although bicycles and bicycle attire have evolve over the years, the experience of riding a bicycle has remained remarkably unchanged. Whether our individual approach to bike riding has been leisurely or energetic, sedate or hazardous, may of us have shared in those moments of exhilaration as we set off on our own two-wheelers! It is this spirit of joy which has inspired the Bicycle Waltz. --Gwyneth Walker
Title Brand2
Year Composed1997
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Duration5
Ensemble Size13
Date Created2008-10-31 20:31:23.000000
Date Updated2025-09-30 20:31:23
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Premier Performance Memo-San Antonio Symphony. 3, 4, 5 Apr 02.
-Marshall University Symphony (WV)/ Paul Balshaw. 09 Mar 99. Educational concerts.
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Title Category7
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Title Instrument Category TextFull Orchestra
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Title Sub Category31
Title Instrument Header41
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