(Clarinet in Bb part in F Major for guitar Capo I is included) Champagne Galop is perhaps Lumbye's most famous and popular piece. It traditionally forms the finale of every gala night at Tivoli in Copenhagen. Champagne Galop is a kind of programme music, in the first bars (of the orchestra version) one hears the pop of a champagne cork. Hans Christian Lumbye, (1810 - 1874), was a Danish composer and conductor. As a composer he was influenced by Viennese music and especially by Strauss. Lumbye composed over 600 pieces, many of them are typical of his time (polkas, marches, waltzes).
