Vilia

The Merry Widow (German: Die lustige Witwe) operetta by Franz Lehár has enjoyed extraordinary international success since its 1905 première in Vienna and continues to be frequently revived and recorded. Film and other adaptations have also been made. One of the most well known songs from the operatta is Vilia, which has been arranged here for trombone soloist with brass band by Norman Bearcroft.

With Norman sadly passing away in June 2020, we are delighted that his family has made available several of his compositions and arrangements for BrookWright to publish, with this being the first of them.

Instrumentation:

Trombone Soloist Bb

Soprano Cornet Eb

Solo Cornet Bb

1st Cornet Bb

2nd Cornet Bb

Flugel Horn Bb

Solo Horn Eb

1st Horn Eb

2nd Horn Eb

1st Baritone Bb

2nd Baritone Bb

1st Trombone Bb

2nd Trombone Bb

Bass Trombone

Euphonium Bb

Bass Eb

Bass Bb

Timpani/Glockenspiel

Percussion