By Subject > Music > Miniature Scores > 2 > Ein Heldenleben: Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 40 Ein Heldenleben: Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 40 Author: Richard Strauss Retail Price: $8.95 Availability: In Stock Format: Book Pages: 144 Dimensions: 6 1/8 x 8 1/2 ISBN: 0486424413 EAN: 978-0-486-42441-5 UPC: 8-00759-42441-2 This companion piece to Don Juan demands a huge orchestra: eight horns, five trumpets, quadruple woodwinds, and a powerful complement of percussion and strings. At the center of the story stands Strauss himself, a besieged composer who goes to war with the critics in a mighty orchestral battle. Unabridged republication of the edition originally published by F.E.C. Leuckart, Leipzig. Ready to Buy? Add this to your cart (you can always remove it later.) Shopping here is Guaranteed Safe! Here's a sample of other Dover titles that may interest your customers. Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by Richard Strauss Most often recognized as the theme to 2001: A Space Odyssey, this monumental tone poem — based on Nietszche's work of the same name — is an epic of nine continuous sections. read more $9.95 Salome in Full Score by Richard Strauss A striking display of atmospheric color brought about by instrumental means, Salome was Strauss' first great operatic success, and now ranks among the basic works of 20th-century music-drama. Definitive Fürstner score, now extremely rare. read more $29.95 Eine Alpensinfonie and Symphonia Domestica in Full Score by Richard Strauss Two symphonic masterworks that employ vast orchestras offer a powerful portrayal of a day in the mountains and an intimate reflection of the composer's day-to-day life at home with his wife. Features lay-flat sewn binding. read more $22.95