Estudiantina
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The Estudiantina waltz, or Band of Students Waltz is a musical arrangement, made in 1883, by Emile Waldteufel
, which would be his Opus 191, No. 4. Its melody was composed earlier in 1881 by Paul Lacome
, with lyrics by J. de Lau Lusignan.
Waldteufel first adapted it to a two-piano version, and later to an orchestra
l version with which classical music audiences are familiar today. The main melody is universally recognized by Americans of a certain age as the Rheingold Beer
jingle, with the words "My beer is Rheingold the dry beer. Think of Rheingold whenever you buy beer. It's not bitter, not sweet, it's the extra dry treat—Won't you try extra dry Rheingold beer?".
The waltz does not have the extended introduction
so often favoured by Waldteufel and begins instead with a brief fanfare which announces the waltz's 3/4 time. The refrain is in D major
, and is repeated twice. The 2nd section is in G major
, with a quiet repetitive note melody followed by a mid-section D major part. The 3rd part of the arrangement is in D major, with a contrasting B minor
part. The final section is back in G major, this time a quieter part than the previous sections, rounded up by an ebullient chorded phrase. The main introduction is played again, as is the refrain. After a brief reprise of the 2nd section melody in a different key, the refrain is repeated again and the waltz ends on a high-spirited note.
Émile Waldteufel
Émile Waldteufel was a French composer of dance music.-Life:Émile Waldteufel was born in Strasbourg to a Jewish Alsatian family of musicians....
, which would be his Opus 191, No. 4. Its melody was composed earlier in 1881 by Paul Lacome
Paul Lacome
Paul-Jean-Jacques Lacome d'Estalenx was a French composer. Between 1870 and the turn of the century he produced a series of operettas and operas-bouffes that were popular both in France and abroad...
, with lyrics by J. de Lau Lusignan.
Waldteufel first adapted it to a two-piano version, and later to an orchestra
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
l version with which classical music audiences are familiar today. The main melody is universally recognized by Americans of a certain age as the Rheingold Beer
Rheingold Beer
Rheingold Beer, introduced in 1883, is a New York beer that held 35 percent of the state's beer market from 1950 to 1960. The company was sold by the founding Liebmann family in 1963...
jingle, with the words "My beer is Rheingold the dry beer. Think of Rheingold whenever you buy beer. It's not bitter, not sweet, it's the extra dry treat—Won't you try extra dry Rheingold beer?".
The waltz does not have the extended introduction
Introduction (music)
In music, the introduction is a passage or section which opens a movement or a separate piece. In popular music this is often abbreviated as intro...
so often favoured by Waldteufel and begins instead with a brief fanfare which announces the waltz's 3/4 time. The refrain is in D major
D major
D major is a major scale based on D, consisting of the pitches D, E, F, G, A, B, and C. Its key signature consists of two sharps. Its relative minor is B minor and its parallel minor is D minor....
, and is repeated twice. The 2nd section is in G major
G major
G major is a major scale based on G, with the pitches G, A, B, C, D, E, and F. Its key signature has one sharp, F; in treble-clef key signatures, the sharp-symbol for F is usually placed on the first line from the top, though in some Baroque music it is placed on the first space from the bottom...
, with a quiet repetitive note melody followed by a mid-section D major part. The 3rd part of the arrangement is in D major, with a contrasting B minor
B minor
B minor is a minor scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C, D, E, F, G, and A. The harmonic minor raises the A to A. Its key signature has two sharps .Its relative major is D major, and its parallel major is B major....
part. The final section is back in G major, this time a quieter part than the previous sections, rounded up by an ebullient chorded phrase. The main introduction is played again, as is the refrain. After a brief reprise of the 2nd section melody in a different key, the refrain is repeated again and the waltz ends on a high-spirited note.