Espana Rhapsody
Emmanuel Chabrier (trans. and ed. Oliver)
General Info
Year: 1883 / 2016
Duration: c. 6:25
Difficulty: VI (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Ayotte Music
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $157.99; (digital) - $126.99 | Score Only (print) - $19.99
Instrumentation
Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute I-II
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III-IV
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Percussion, including:
- Bass Drum
- Crash Cymbals
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
España, a rhapsody for orchestra, is arguably the most famous orchestral composition by French composer Emmanuel Chabrier (1841-1894). He composed it in 1883 after a trip to Spain and dedicated it to the conductor Charles Lamoureux, who conducted the first public performance on 4 November 1883.
- Program Note from publisher
Chabrier’s España inaugurated the vogue for hispanically-flavoured music which found further expression in Debussy’s Ibéria and Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole. Erik Satie parodied this trend in his piano piece Españaña from the suite Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois (1913).
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Golden Gate Park Band (San Francisco, Calif.) (Robert Calonico, conductor) – 28 April 2019
- United States Coast Guard Band (New London, Conn.) (Adam Williamson, conductor) - 29 July 2018
- Atascadero (Calif.) Community Band (Randy Schwalbe, conductor) – 5 November 2017
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 (arr. Laughlin) (1883/2023)
- 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 5 November 2017