La Reine de Saba
Charles Gounod (arr. Mayhew Lake)
Subtitle: Marche et Cortège
General Info
Year: 1862 / 1927
Duration: c. 5:50
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Publisher: Carl Fischer
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print
For availability information, see Discussion tab, above.
Instrumentation
Condensed Score
D-flat Piccolo
C Piccolo/Flute III
Flute I-II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet Solo-I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Saxophone
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Bass Saxophone
Cornets Solo-I-II-III
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
E-flat Horn or Alto I-II-III-IV
Horn in F I-II-III-IV
Trombone I-II-III
Euphonium
Tuba
String Bass
Timpani
Drums, including:
- Bass Drum
- Snare Drum
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Though his operas Faust and Romeo and Juliette are well known, French composer Charles Gounod was never able to duplicate their success, despite numerous attempts. La Reine de Saba, translated as “The Queen of Sheba,” was premiered in February 1862 and, like many other operas, fell into obscurity soon after its debut. The Marche et Cortege is one of the few remnants of La Reine de Saba that is performed today, mostly due to Mayhew Lake’s 1927 band transcription.
- Program note by Brooke Emery for the U.S. Air Force Band concert program, 19 December 2012
Media
- Audio CD: U.S. Air Force Band (Larry H. Lang, conductor) - 2012
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
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- Virginia (Alexandria) Grand Military Band (Loras John Schissel, conductor) – 21 September 2019
- United States Air Force Band (Arnald Gabriel, conductor) – 19 December 2012 (2012 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
Adaptable Music
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1872/2008)
All Wind Works
- Ah! Je Veux Vivre from "Romeo and Juliet" (tr. Odom) (1867)
- Ave Maria (Bach-Gounod) (arr. Lovrien) (1853/2004)
- Ballet Music from "Faust" (arr. Godfrey) (1859/1918)
- Festive Dance from "Faust" (arr. Glover) (1859/2003)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Squires) (1872/2001)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (transposed Brackett) (1872/2004)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Lake) (1872/1927)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (Flex instrumentation) (arr. Marlatt) (1872/2008)
- Funeral March of a Marionette (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (1872/1879/2016)
- La Reine de Saba (1862)
- Petite Symphonie (1885)
- Petite Symphonie (arr. Fennell) (1885/1985)
- Petite Symphonie (arr. Xin Su) (1885/2021)
- Trois Rag-Caprices (arr. De Meij) (1922/1994)
Resources
- Gounod, C.; Lake, M. (1927). La Reine de Saba: Marche et Cortège [score]. Carl Fischer: [New York]