Les Patineurs

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.

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

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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