Scheherazade (tr Patterson)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (trans. Merlin Patterson)

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This work bears the designation Opus 35.

General Info

Year: 1888 /
Duration:
Difficulty: (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Merlin Patterson
Cost: Score and Parts (print) - $675.00; individual movements may be purchased separately

Movements

1. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
2. The Story of the Kalendar Price
3. The young Prince and the Young Princess
4. Festival at Baghdad

Instrumentation

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Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

Scheherazade Op. 35, is a symphonic poem composed by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1888. Based on One Thousand and One Nights, sometimes known as The Arabian Nights, this orchestral work combines two features typical of Russian music and of Rimsky-Korsakov in particular: dazzling, colorful orchestration and an interest in the East, which figured greatly in the history of Imperial Russia, as well as orientalism in general. It is considered Rimsky-Korsakov's most popular work.

See individual movements for greater detail.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Rimsky-Korsakov preceded the score of this work by writing the story of how the Sultan Schahriar, convinced of the falseness of women, swore to put to death each one of his wives after the first night. But the Sultana Scheherazade saved her life by interesting him in tales which she told him during one thousand and one nights. His curiosity piqued, the sultan put off his wife's execution from day to day and at last gave up his blood plan entirely.

See individual movements for greater detail.

- Program Note by Everett Kisinger from Program Notes for Band and Band Music Notes

Media

• Audio: Reference recording. Ensemble and conductor unknown

State Ratings

None discovered thus far.

Performances

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• Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge) Symphonic Winds (Dennis Llinás, conductor) – 19 April 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Bolero for Band
• Capriccio Espagnol (tr. Courtain) (1887/1959)
• Capriccio Espagnol (tr. Hindsley) (1887)
• Capriccio Espagnol (arr. Williams) (1887/1993)
• Capriccio Espagnol (arr. Winterbottom) (1887/1923)
• Capriccio Espagnole (arr. Nefs) (1887/2015)
• Concerto for B-flat Clarinet and Wind Orchestra (ed. Seely) (1878/2000)
• Concerto for Trombone and American Band (arr. Nallin) (1877/1952-1953)
• Concerto for Trombone and Military Band (ed. Makarov) (1877/1950)
• Concerto for Trombone and Military Band (ed. McAlister) (1877/1981)
• Concertstück in Eb for Clarinet and Military Band (adapt. Piket) (1878/1981)
• Cortege from "Mlada" (1890)
• Dance of the Buffoons (tr. Sartorius) (1882/1935)
• Dance of the Tumblers (arr. Balent) (1882/2000)
• Dance of the Tumblers (arr. Curnow) (1882/2012)
• Dance of the Tumbers (arr. Vosbein) (1882/1991)
• Dubinuska (tr. Schreurs) (1906/2018)
• Fanfare, Canto and Fandango (arr. Custer) (1887/1996)
• Festival at Baghdad (arr. Winterbottom) (1888/1912)
• Festival at Baghdad. See also: Scheherazade
• Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Davis) (1900/1978)
• Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. Murtha) (1900/)
• The Golden Cockerel (arr. Lake) (1922)
• Mlada Suite (arr. Glocke) (1890)
• Notturno (ed. King) (1888/1957/2001)
• Polonaise (arr. McLain) (1895/2017)
• Polonaise (arr. Duthoit) (1895/1937)
• Polonaise from "Pan Voyevoda" (arr. Bourgeois) (1903/2013)
• Procession of the Nobles (arr. Bocook)
• Procession of the Nobles (arr. Leidzen)
• Quintet in B-flat major (1876)
• Quintet in B-flat major (ed. Kirkor) (1876/1951)
• Russian Easter Overture (tr. Johnson) (1888/2013)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Bocook) (1888/2000)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Erickson) (1888/1994)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Harnsberger) (1888/2005)
• Russian Easter Overture (arr. Kasama) (1888/)
• Scheherazade (tr. Bocook) (1888/2006)
• Scheherazade (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
  • Scheherazade I The Sea and Sinbad's Ship (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
  • Scheherazade II The Story of the Kalandar Prince (tr. Hindsley) (1888/1986)
  • Scheherazade III The Young Prince and Princess (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
  • Scheherazade IV Festival at Baghdad (tr. Hindsley) (1888/197-?)
• Scheherazade (arr. Mortimer) (1888/2000)
• Scheherazade (tr. Patterson) (1888/)
• Scheherazade Selections (arr. Harnsberger) (1888/2009)
• A Song of India (arr. Lake) (1896/1920)
• Song of India (arr. van der Beek) (1896/2008)
• Song of India (arr. Hautvast) (1896/2017)
• Suite from "Le Coq D'or" (arr. Hanna)
• Symphony No. 2 (tr. Southard) (1868/2015)
• The Tsar's Bride Overture (tr. Harding) (1899/1954)
• The Tsar's Farewell (arr. Reed) (2001)
• Variations on a Theme of Glinka (ed. McAlister) (1878/1987)
• Wedding March from The Golden Cockerel (tr. Harding) (1957)

Resources

• Scheherazade, Wikipedia
• Smith, Norman and Albert Stoutamire (1979). Band Music Notes. Rev. ed. San Diego: Kjos West. p. 194
• Smith, Norman E. (2002). Program Notes for Band. Chicago: GIA Publications, pp. 510.