Composer: Offenbach, Jacques Arranger: Graves, Daniel Luther

Instrumentation: Brass Quintet Instruments: 2 Trumpets, Horn, Trombone and Tuba

Genre: March

The French circus performer Jules Léotard is credited with inventing the flying trapeze act, trained by his father on a trapeze suspended above a swimming pool. Léotard inspired lyricist George Leybourne and composer Alfred Lee to write the song, “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze” in 1868. This quintet arrangement gives the air of a circus act through an energetic waltz; introducing the star performer, drawing the audience closer, hinting of danger, and finishing in a grand style.

Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880) composed dozens of operettas and presented them in the Bouffes-Parisiens, the theater he owned. The “Galop” from his operetta “Orpheus in the Underworld” has become the tune most often associated with the can-can, a bawdy high-kicking dance, popular in mid-19th century Paris. The original lyrics of the final section encouraged audiences to sing along, consisting entirely of the syllable, “La!” This quintet transcription showcases the players' agility over an energetic beat.

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