La Gaillardise, from Heldenmusik (12 Heroic Marches) (string trio)

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

Composer: Georg Philipp Telemann, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1; Violin 2 or Viola; Cello

Printout: 4 pages

Note: “La Gaillardise” is often translated as “cheerfulness,” but it carries an overtone of very high spirits. With octave leaps and profuse ornamentation in the melody, this march conveys a distinctly festive mood.