Carnival of Venice (arr. Lind)
Jules Demersseman (arr. Carlton Lind)
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General Info
Year: c. 1860 / 1993
Duration: c. 6:00
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: U.S. Navy Band
Cost: Score and Parts - Unknown
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Jules Demersseman was friends with Adolphe Sax, creator of the saxophone, and wrote some of the first pieces ever written for the saxophone. It was because of his close friendship with Adolphe Sax that Demersseman wrote The Carnival of Venice for one of Sax’s students. Demersseman died at the age of 33 from tuberculosis.
- Program Note by Amador Valley High School Wind Ensemble I concert program, 19 December 2013
Media
- Audio CD: United States Navy Band (Ralph Gambone, conductor; Timothy E. Roberts, alto saxophone) – 2001
State Ratings
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Performances
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- United States Navy Band II (Washington, D.C.) (Ralph M. Gambone, conductor; Timothy E. Roberts, alto saxophone) – 19 December 2001 (2001 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by this Composer
- Carnival of Venice (arr. Lind) (c.1860/1993)
- Fantaisie (arr. Hegvik) (1860/2010)
- Fantaisie pour Saxophone Alto (ar. Hastreiter)
- Introduction and Variations on "The Carnival of Venice" (arr. Hemke and Rogers) (c. 1860/1986/2005)
Resources
None discovered thus far.