Les Patineurs

The Skating Pond in Central Park, (Currier and Ives, 1862)

The Skaters Waltz (1882) is a waltz by Émile Waldteufel. It is known as Les Patineurs Valse in French, and Die Schlittschuhläufer-Walzer in German. It was inspired by the Cercle des Patineurs (skating rink) at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris. Glissando notes and bells suggest a winter's day. The waltz was published by Hopwood & Crew. It was dedicated to Ernest Coquelin, the younger brother of two celebrated actor brothers of the Comédie Française. It has been used as background music for several movies.

Waltz 1

$\relative g'' { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \key fis \minor \time 3/4 \tempo \markup { \column { } } cis,,2.( e2 fis4) fis2.~ fis d2.( fis2 gis4) gis2.~ gis b( a2 cis,4) e2.( <d fis>2 cis4) <cis gis'>2. <a a'>~ <a a'>4 r r } \new Staff { \key fis \minor \time 3/4 \clef bass a, <e' a> <e a> cis <e a> <e a> b <d e gis> <d e gis> e, <d' e gis> <d e gis> b <d e gis> <d e gis> e, <d' e gis> <d e gis> cis <e a> <e a> cis <e a> <e a> fis, <a' fis cis> <a fis cis> fis, <a' fis cis> <a fis cis> b, <a' fis d> <a fis d> b, <a' fis d> <a fis d>e, <d' e gis> <d e gis> e, <d' e gis> <d e gis> a <cis e> <cis e> <cis e> r r } >> }$

Waltz 4

$\relative c' { \new PianoStaff << \new Staff { \key b \minor \time 3/4 \tempo \markup { \column { } } fis'2.( cis4 d fis) b,2.~ b g'( dis4 e g) cis,2.~ cis a' eis4( fis a d,2.) cis4 d fis e,2. dis4\p( e a) d,2.~ d4 r r } \new Dynamics { s\mf } \new Staff { \key b \minor \time 3/4 \clef bass d, <fis a d> <fis a d> fis <a d> <a d> g fis( g b e,) <g b e> <g b e> g a <cis e> <cis e> gis( a cis fis,) <a cis> <a cis> fis <a cis> <a cis> b, <fis' b d> <fis b d> d <fis b d> <fis b d> e <g b d> <g b d> a, <g' a cis> <g a cis> d <fis a> <fis a> <fis a> r r } >> }$

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