Orpheus in the Underworld Orchestra (Score & Sound)

A nice arrangement of well-known and loved Offenbach themes, including Can-Can, playable all in first position. This is a truly exciting work that students and audiences will all enjoy immensely! In addition to the normal string parts, this arrangement also includes optional parts for beginning violin, viola, cello, bass, piano, timpani, and percussion.

[@SchrandelSkullcrawler]

The fact that I played this in middle school is impressive

[@StrawberrySlayz15]

People might be surprised. This is so easy and I’m in third grade XD

[@timothyblancada4325]

Too ez im in 5th grade we played this at our strings fest

[@Box1head33]

Me too! The ending part around where it’s going down the scale is kind of hard

[@KororaPenguin]

Trying to remember if I ran across the tune in grade school orchestra first or in a computing class in summer school first.

[@SchrandelSkullcrawler]

@@25jifan first bass

[@sanestbsdfanyippeeeeeee]

As a middle schooler who plays the cello, I’m so glad we get to play this song 😭

[@kalanidelgado6284]

As an elementary student playing first violin, its addicting to play the song

[@rulaibrahim5205]

1:16 is something I've never heard better in an orchestra song. Offenbach will never be forgotten.

[@jonborchardt5548]

Band Member: What's the use? Nobody's listenin' to us anyway.
Band Leader: Well, they don't listen to us at dinner either. Come on, let's play. Keep us warm. Orpheus.
(band plays this)
Tommy @0:08: Music to drown by! Now I know I'm in first class!

[@212poi5]

Titanic!

[@G-artlife]

I LOVE this Song, this is actually gonna be our last song of our last concert of the school year on 2 the second of may. So happy my high school orchestra teacher said we’re gonna play it❤

[@zodiax6782]

My high school orchestra teacher is having me play this piece for our last concert and it’s probably my favorite song of the year so far 😭🙏 (I broke my arm so I couldn’t play it 😔)

[@G-artlife]

Nooo😭 I hope u have a quick recovery❤️‍🩹

[@blahblahblah9267]

I played this in my 5th grade orchestra in 2009, we had no idea how lucky we were

[@aaronyc2011]

Im playing this and I have a feeling our teacher is trolling us

[@dahomiealexx]

same lmaooo

[@jub-546]

I played this in elementary for all district, it was amazing

[@brikkboyz22studiosextra]

this gives me nostalgia from when I went to the UK for summer holiday :)

[@_hihi_0.0]

In learning this in a b flat major on flute and, this is so fun to play!

[@tylerwhoisafanoffanstrains9246]

I love this song so much. Thank you for sharing it. 😊😊😊😊

[@ShinyTillDawn]

Can Can is sprinkled in here.

[@cat_that_vapes]

It IS the can can dummy🤦‍♂️

[@StrawberrySlayz15]

That’s because they need both.

[@anq3l.]

it is the can-can. the proper name is Orpheus In The Underworld, this was a comic-opera based on the Greek story of Orpheus, the original story goes something like this, a man named Orpheus who played the lyre with a beautiful voice, Orpheus fell in love with a girl named Eurydice. But then Eurydice was bit by a poisonous snake, leading her to an eternal rest in the underworld. But Orpheus couldn’t handle not being with her, he longed just to be with her so he went to the underworld and played Hades a song. Orpheus’s enchanting song led Hades to let Eurydice go with Orpheus. But Hades added a curse. He warned Orpheus, “If you were to look at Eurydice, she will come back to me.”, Orpheus agreed because he was desperate, so they walked out of the underworld happily but Orpheus didn’t hear Eurydice behind him so he turned around and looked at her, leading her to vanish. Orpheus never forgave himself.
Meanwhile Offenbach’s version is the same thing but instead of being upset, he was glad she was gone because his mentality was like “Thank goodness, now I don’t have to deal with her anymore” and then the underworld is cheering, singing and dancing because they have another eternal soul to keep.

[@punklover99]

This is the periodic table...

[@HamsterFondler]

NOBLE GAS IS STABLE

[@sophia_essophia_es]

I can't believe I played this in elementary 😭

[@christianmcpherson9422]

The fact I played this in 6th grade was insane

[@tsipiwoud5179]

It's beautiful

[@Cloudyyidmine]

❤

[@goatcraft1304]

Nostalgia

[@andrew_soldier]

0:33

[@ToyNerdCollectors]

Nice

[@silly_cupcaketwt6442]

I’m going to play this song in Feb 6

[@3am_humor]

1:15 (loud part)
0:01

[@M_m.aang.uxz.1902]

Nice