Theme from "Samson and Delilah"

From Wind Repertory Project
Camille Saint-Saëns

Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Albert Oliver Davis)


General Info

Year: 1877 / 1964
Duration:
Difficulty: II (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Cost: Score and Parts – Out of print.

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Instrumentation

Full Score
D-flat Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
E-flat Soprano Clarinet
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Cornet 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
Timpani
Percussion, including:

  • Bass Drum
  • Orchestra Bells
  • Snare Drum


Errata

None discovered thus far.


Program Notes

Samson and Delilah, Op. 47, is a grand opera in three acts and four scenes by Camille Saint-Saëns to a French libretto by Ferdinand Lemaire. It was first performed in Weimar at the Grossherzogliches (Grand Ducal) Theater on 2 December 1877 in a German translation.

The opera is based on the Biblical tale of Samson and Delilah found in Chapter 16 of the Book of Judges in the Old Testament. It is the only opera by Saint-Saëns that is regularly performed. The second act love scene in Delilah's tent is one of the set pieces that define French opera. Two of Delilah's arias are particularly well known: Printemps qui commence ("Spring begins") and Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix ("My heart opens itself to your voice", also known as "Softly awakes my heart").

- Program Note from Wikipedia


The "Theme" is the aria "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix" (My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice) from Act II.

- Program Note from publisher


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State Ratings

  • West Virginia: II


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