Farandole from L'Arlésienne Suite No.2

From Wind Repertory Project
Georges Bizet

Georges Bizet (arr. Hiroaki Kataoka)


General Info

Year: 1872 / 2014
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: II-1/2 (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Bravo Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $60.00


Instrumentation (Flexible)

Full Score
Part 1

  • Flute
  • E-flat Clarinet
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • B-flat Soprano Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet

Part 2

  • Oboe
  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet

Part 3

  • B-flat Soprano Clarinet
  • E-flat Alto Saxophone
  • B-flat Trumpet
  • Horn in F

Part 4

  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • Horn in F
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Part 5

  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Tenor Saxophone
  • Horn in F
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Part 6

  • Bassoon
  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • Trombone
  • Euphonium

Part 7

  • B-flat Bass Clarinet
  • E-flat Baritone Saxophone
  • Tuba
  • String Bass

Part 8

  • Guiro
  • Tamburin or Snare Drum
  • Triangle with stand
  • Wind Chime
  • Glockenspiel (optional)
  • Timpani (optional)


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Georges Bizet composed L'Arlésienne as incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play of the same name, usually translated as The Girl from Arles. It was first performed on 1 October 1872 at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris. Bizet's music consists of 27 numbers (some only a few bars) for voice, chorus, and small orchestra, ranging from short solos to longer entr'actes. Bizet himself played the harmonium backstage at the premiere performance.

The Farandole (Danse dei Chivau-Frus), which begins quietly and builds to a climax, sees Frédéri respond with fury to Mitifio who has come to tell Balthazar that he will run off with the girl from Arles.

- Program Note from Wikipedia


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Performances

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  • Ball State University (Muncie, Ind.) Wind Symphony (unconducted) - 17 November 2020


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