Scheherazade (arr Mortimer)

From Wind Repertory Project
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (arr. John Glenesk Mortimer)


General Info

Year: 1888 / 2000
Duration: c. 5:05
Difficulty: IV+ (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Editions Marc Reift
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - CHF155.00


Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe (optional)
Bassoon (optional)
E-flat Soprano Clarinet (optional)
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet (optional)
B-flat Soprano Saxophone (optional)
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
E-flat Cornet/Trumpet (optional)
B-flat Cornet/Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Contra-Bass (optional)
Harp (optional)
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Snare Drum
  • Tambourine
  • Triangle


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Scheherazade Op. 35, is a symphonic poem composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East, which figured greatly in the history of Imperial Russia, as well as orientalism in general. It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular work.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


The original suite contains four orchestral movements; in this transcription for wind band, multiple musical themes from the movements are woven together into one shorter rendition of the classic work.

- Program Note by Hugh MacDonald


Media


State Ratings

None discovered thus far.


Performances

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  • West Valley College (Saratoga, Calif.) Symphonic Band (Troy Davis, conductor) - 13 May 2023


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