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Die Idee, die bereits fur Blockfloten-Gruppen er­ schienene Variationsreihe tiber "Happy Birthday" von Gerhard Wolters, .Jedem sein Geburtstags­ standchen", fur Streicher-Ensembleherauszugeben, entstand mehr aus einem privaten AnlaB, an dem der Transkripteur selbst zur Bratsche griff. Dabei ent­ deckte er, welchen Reiz diese geistreich-humorvoll komponierten Stticke auch auf Streicher ausuben; nicht verwunderlich, da die in den Variationen verarbeiteten Melodien in ihrer Originalgestalt vor­ wiegend von Streichinstrumenten ausgeflihrt wer­ den.

The idea of arranging Gerhard Wolters' set of variations on "Happy Birthday" came to me after having played them on viola at a private function. In so doing, I discovered how well this charming, witty set of pieces for recorder ensemble would adapt to the medium of the string quartet, perhaps not surprisingly, since much of the melodic material on which the pieces are based was scored originally for string instruments.

Der musikalische Wert liegt zunachst vor allem in der stilistischen Vielfalt, die dem Schtiler Gelegen­ heit bietet, vom Horen Vertrautes musikalisch selbst umzusetzen, Zum anderen ist beim Thema Geburts­ tag ein konkreter AnlaB zum Spielen fast immer gegeben; das befltigelt die Motivation. Die hier vorliegenden Bearbeitungen sind nicht zuletzt auch das schone Ergebnis einer mehrjahri­ gen, gegenseitig befruchtenden Zusammenarbeit zwischen Gerhard Wolters und dem Verfasser an der Jugendmusikschule Mulheim/Ruhr. Dr. Tibor Istvanffy

The musical interest resides primarily in its stylistic variety, affording pupils the opportunity to hear familiar music transformed in various ways. Also, with its "Happy Birthday" theme, you can find a reason to perform this piece at practically any time. of the year. This arrangement is also for me the fine result of a long' standing mutually beneficial collaboration between Gerhard Wolters and myself, working together at the music school in Miilheim/Ruhr.

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TO EACH HIS OWN BIRTHDAY SERENADE Variationen tiber das Lied "Happy Birthday" von Mildred J. Hill und Patti Smith-Hill bearbeitet fur Streichquartett oder -Gruppe

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