Espana (tr. Nefs)
Emmanuel Chabrier (trans. Jacco Nefs)
Subtitle: Rhapsodie pour orchestre
General Info
Year: 1883 / 2022
Duration: c. 7:00
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Jacco Nefs
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $200.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
Solo B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Contrabass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet I-II
B-flat Trumpet I-II
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Harp I-II
Timpani
Percussion, including:
- Glockenspiel
- Tamburo Basso
- Triangle
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
España is the most famous orchestral composition by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier. Written in 1883 after a trip to Spain, it was dedicated to the conductor Charles Lamoureux, who conducted the first public performance on 4 November 1883, at the Théâtre du Château d’Eau for the Société des Nouveaux Concerts in Paris.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
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Performances
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Works for Winds by This Composer
- Cortège Burlesque
- Danse Slave (arr. Odom) (1887/1980/2019)
- España (arr. Barudin) (1883/2018)
- España (arr. Cailliet) (1883/1964)
- España (tr. Nefs) (1883/2022)
- España (tr. Cailliet; rev. Rogers) (1883/1964/1998)
- España Rhapsody (tr. & ed. Oliver) (1883/2016)
- España Rhapsody (arr. Safranek) (1883/19116)
- Fete Polonaise (arr. Patterson)
- Gwendoline
- Habanera (arr. Davis) (1963)
- La Bourrée Fantasque
- Marche Joyeuse (arr. Junkin) (1888/1998)
Resources
- España (Chabrier), Wikipedia Accessed 1 January 2021