| composer | Marquès, Pere Miquel |
| original copyright | CC |
| publisher | La Federació Balear de Bandes de Música i Associacions Musicals |
| instrumentation | Modern instrumentation; New edition |
| notes | Col·lecció Bandes Desentaforades, No. 1. With extensive historical, program and publication notes in Catalan, Spanish and English. Revised and prepared for publication by Miquel Barceló Oliver and Joan Antoni Ballester Coll. |
| parts | Download parts |
| score | Download score |
| also available | Links above are formatted: parts 1-up for 8 1/2" x 11" paper, score for A3 paper with added English instrument names. The original publication is available here: parts 2-up for A3 paper, score with Catalan instrument names only for A3 paper. |
| change date | 2024-06-29 New |
The Bandes desentaforades series collection was born with the aim of recovering from oblivion quality works of renowned Mallorcan composers who rest, hidden, in the archives of the various bands of the island. These are original handwritten works for music band or arrangements, which once were hits, but have been left in a corner, due to the lack of easy-to-read published materials adapted to the reality of today’s wind bands.
On November 7, 1878, one of Marquès’ greatest works, El Anillo de Hierro (The Iron Ring), was presented at the Teatro de la Zarzuela, to great public and critical acclaim. It was performed numerous times in Spain and Latin America. The critics of the time considered Marquès’ music more appropriate for an opera than for a zarzuela.
The Iron Ring is a lyric drama in three acts, set on the coast of Norway at the end of the 18th century.
From the Introduction
