La Gaillardise, from Heldenmusik (violin/viola duo)

Title: La Gaillardise, from Heldenmusik (12 Heroic Marches)

Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin and Viola

Printout: 2 pages

Note: “La Gaillardise” is often translated as “cheerfulness,” but it also implies very high spirits or exuberance. With octave leaps and short running figures, this march conveys a distinctly festive mood. The violin part in this setting may be played on flute or oboe.