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Laideronnette: Impératrice des Pagodes
Maurice Ravel (arr. Brian Beck)
Subtitle: From Ma Mère l'Oye
General Info
Year: 1910 / 2013
Duration: c. 3:55
Difficulty: IV (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Piano Duet
Publisher: Alfred Music
Cost: Score and Parts - $75.00 | Score Only - $10.00
Instrumentation
Full Score
Flute I/C Piccolo
Flute II
Oboe I-II
Bassoon I-II
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
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
Bass Trombone
Euphonium
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion I-VI, including:
- Bells
- Chimes
- China Cymbals
- Finger Cymbals
- Gong
- Marimba
- Suspended Cymbal
- Tambourine
- Triangle
- Vibraphone
- Wood Block
- Xylophone
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Originally written as a piano duet, this charming fairy tale set to music makes a delightful addition to concert band programming. Brisk and airy, it's a great introduction of this important composer to students and audiences alike. And as with most fairy tales, this work has a happy ending where everyone lives happily ever after.
- Program Note from publisher
This appealing setting of Ravel’s engaging work from his Mother Goose Suite tells the tale of a Chinese princess who falls under a curse that transforms her into an ugly little girl. Embarrassed, she exiles herself from her family and people, but ultimately she is rescued by a spell-bound king in the form of a green serpent. They fall in love, the curse is lifted, and they live happily ever after. Expertly scored with attractive melodies and lush harmonies, the piece features a variety of textures, sparkling mallet percussion lines, airy high woodwind passages, solo opportunities for oboe, bassoon, and alto saxophone, and well-conceived percussion writing for eight players.
- Program Note from The Instrumentalist, May 2014
Laideronnette translates to "Little Ugly Girl, Empress of the Pagodas."
Media
State Ratings
- Alabama: Class B
- Texas: IV. Complete
Performances
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- Brock University (St. Catherines, Ont. Can.) Wind Ensemble (Zoltan Halman, conductor) - 12 November 2021 (Virtual)
- Different Drummers' Capitol Pride Symphonic Band (Washington, D.C.) (Anthony Oakley, conductor) – 4 November 2017
- State University of New York, Potsdam, Symphonic Band (Stephen Meyer, conductor) – 5 October 2017
- Normal (Ill.) West High School Wind Ensemble (Lisa Preston, conductor) – 23 October 2015
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Bolero (arr. Bocook) (1928/2003)
- Bolero (arr. Zappa; tr. Howell) (1928/2020)
- Bolero (arr. Iwai) (1928/1982)
- Bolero (tr. Rogers) (1928/)
- Bolero (arr. Sparke) (1928/2011)
- Bolero (tr. Tamanini) (1928/2011)
- Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 (tr. Hindsley) (1912/)
- Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 (tr. Patterson) (1912/2015)
- Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2 (tr. Sato) (1912/1999)
- The Enchanted Garden (arr. Thornton) (1908/1991)
- Entre Cloches (arr. Di Scala) (1897/2012)
- Excerpts from "Mother Goose Suite" (arr. Turner) (1910/2010)
- La Vallée des Cloches (tr. Hunsberger) (1905/1981)
- La Valse (tr. Kreines) (1920/2005)
- La Valse (tr. Patterson) (1920/)
- Laideronnette: Impératrice des Pagodes (arr. Beck) (1910/2013)
- Le Tombeau de Couperin (arr. Amano) (1914-1917/2002)
- Mother Goose Suite (tr. Frey) (1901/2018)
- Lone Star Rhapsody
- Pavane (tr. Binney) (1899/2020)
- Pavane (arr. de Meij) (1899/1991)
- Pavane (arr. Story) (1899/2015)
- Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. Egli) (1899/1990)
- Pavane pour une infante défunte (orch. Kimura) (1899/1991)
- Pavane pour une infante défunte (tr. Hindsley) (1899/197-?)
- Pavane pour une infante défunte (tr. Lauf) (1899/2013)
- Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. Thornton) (1899/1966)
- Pavane for a Dead Princess (orch. Reed; ed. McAlister) (1899/1988)
- Piano Trio in A minor (arr. Takagi) (1914/2011)
- Rapsodie Espagnole (arr. Morita) (1907-1908/1999)
- Scarbo (arr. Amano) (1908/2000)
- String Quartet in F (arr. Primatic) (1902-1903/2013)