Roman Carnival Overture (tr Patterson)
Hector Berlioz (trans. Merlin Patterson)
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General Info
Year: 1834 / 1844 /
Duration: c. 8:40
Difficulty: V (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Merlin Patterson
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $260.00
N.B. Merlin Patterson offers two versions of this work, one in the original key of A major, one in B-flat. They are priced the same.
Instrumentation
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Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
This overture is based on themes taken from Berlioz's unsuccessful opera Benvenuto Cellini (1838). The opening salterello (fast Italian dance) from act two and Cellini's andante love theme from act one are two of the prominently featured melodies. The overture was premiered in Paris in 1844, with Berlioz conducting, and so pleased the crowd it had to be repeated. It is still very popular.
- Program Note from Program Notes for Band
The overture is a stand-alone concert piece for symphony orchestra but is made up of material and themes from Berlioz's first opera, the technically challenging and rarely performed Benvenuto Cellini. The opera on which this overture is based was born of inspiration garnered from two years of study in Italy. This sojourn was a result of Berlioz's winning the prestigious Prix de Rome, a French scholarship for students of the arts, including categories in painting, sculpture, architecture, engraving, and musical composition. The prize included a five-year stipend and required the winner to spend two years studying in Italy. It is our good fortune that Berlioz took the lovely melodies of the opera and made a condensed version of sorts in the Le carnival romain, else some very lovely melodies might be lost to obscurity.
- Program Note by Matthew Cohen for Open Call
Le carnaval romain, ouverture pour orchestre (Roman Carnival Overture), Op. 9, was composed in 1844 and first performed at the Salle Herz, Paris, on 3 February 1844. A stand-alone overture intended for concert performance, made up of material and themes from Berlioz's opera Benvenuto Cellini, including some music from the opera's carnival scene – hence the overture's title. It is scored for large orchestra, is in the key of A major, and features a prominent and famous solo for the cor anglais.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
- Audio: Reference recording. University of Houston Wind Ensemble (Tom Bennett, conductor)
- Audio CD: Friendswood High School Wind Ensemble (Gregory Dick, conductor) - 2006
State Ratings
- Louisiana: V
- Texas: IV. Complete
Performances
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- U.S. Army Field Band (Ft. Meade, Md.) (James Keene, conductor) – 2018
- Friendswood (Tx.) High School Wind Ensemble (Gregory Dick conductor) – 22 December 2006 (2006 Midwest Clinic)
Works for Winds by This Composer
- Apothéose from "Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale" (tr. McMahan) (1840/2014)
- A Ball. See: Un Bal
- Béatrice et Bénédict. See: Overture to "Béatrice et Bénédict"
- Benvenut Cellini (arr. Henning) (1937)
- Damnation of Faust (arr. Smith) (1957)
- Dream of a Witches' Sabbath (tr. Patterson) (1830)
- Dream of a Witches' Sabbath from "Symphonie Fantastique" (arr. Rogers) (1830/1995)
- Le Carnaval Romain (arr. Van Grevenbroek) (1844/?)
- Le Carnaval Romain (arr. Van Mever) (1844/1961)
- Le Corsaire (tr. Schuller) (1856/1971)
- Le Corsaire Overture (tr. Beeler) (1856/)
- Les Francs-juges, Opus 3 (arr. Knox)
- Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale (1840)
- Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale (ed. Dondeyne) (1840)
- Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale (ed. Elkus) (1840)
- Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale (tr. Inkster) (1840/2015)
- Grande Symphonie Funèbre et Triomphale (arr. Whitwell) (1840/1973)
- March to the Scaffold (arr. Brown and Foulds) (1830/1937)
- March to the Scaffold (arr. Custer) (1830/1996)
- March to the Scaffold (tr. Gardner) (1830/1963)
- March to the Scaffold (tr. Leidzén) (1830/1937)
- March to the Scaffold from "Symphonie Fantastique" (tr. Patterson) (1830/2005)
- March to the Scaffold from "Symphonie Fantastique" (tr. Rogers) (1830/1995)
- Marche Hongroise (arr. Goto) (1820/1846/1986)
- Marche Hongroise (arr. Smith) (1820/1846/1961)
- Ouverture du Carnaval Romain (tr. Nefs) (1838/1844/2013)
- Overture to "Béatrice et Bénédict" (trans. Henning) (1862/1937)
- Rakoczy March. See: Marche Hongroise
- Roman Carnival Overture (arr. Godfrey) (1838/1844/1962)
- Roman Carnival Overture (tr. Kreines) (1838/1844/)
- Roman Carnival Overture (arr. Van Grevenbroek). See: Le Carnaval Romain
- Roman Carnival Overture (arr. Van Mever). See: Le Carnaval Romain
- Roman Carnival Overture (tr. Nefs). See: Ouverture du Carnaval Romain
- Roman Carnival Overture (tr. Patterson) (1838/1844/)
- Roman Carnival Overture (arr. Safranek) (1838/1844/1962)
- Roman Carnival Overture (arr. Singleton) (1838/1844/2000)
- Royal Hunt and Storm (arr. Boyd) (1966)
- Scaff! (arr. Wheeler) (2016)
- Suite from "Symphonie Fantastique" (arr. Story) (1830/2016)
- Symphonie Fantastique (arr. Foulds) (1830/1937)
- Symphonie Fantastique (tr. Parès) (1830/)
- Symphonie Fantastique: IV. March to the Scaffold (tr. VanDoren) (1830/2021)
- Symphonie Fantastique (arr. Yodo) (1830)
- Trojan March (arr. Erickson) (1971)
- Un Bal (arr. Rogers) (1830/1995)
Resources
- Overtures by Hector Berlioz, Wikipedia. Accessed 3 October 2020
- Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 62.