Soli Flute & Clarinet,
Piano Accompaniment
SKU:
AP.36-60401001
Composed by Camille Saint
Saens. Duo, Keyboard
Accompaniment, Book.
Master Woodwind Series.
Book. LudwigMasters
Publications
#36-60401001. Published
by LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-60401001).
ISBN
9798888529690. UPC:
659359658211.
English.
Camille
Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
wrote this TARANTELLE
(TARANTELLA), Op. 6 for
flute, clarinet, and
piano in 1857, and the
salon piece showcases the
composer's mature style
despite his young age,
which is not a surprise
given his child prodigy
status. The zesty work
won universal acclaim
largely due to a generous
and clever ruse from the
retired Rossini. Rossini,
holding a party in his
Parisian solon, invited
Saint-Saëns to premiere
the piece on April 28,
1857 with Louis Dorus on
flute, Adolphe Leroy
playing clarinet, and
Saint-Saëns at the
piano. Rossini pretended
that he had written the
piece and forced the
young composer to sit
next to him as the guests
all showered praise on
Rossini for the new work,
only admitting to the
party that Saint-Saëns
had actually written it
when all of the praise
had already been given.
Saint-Saëns orchestrated
the work himself in
1879.
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