Wind Orchestra (Score) -
Grade 4
SKU:
HL.4008676
Wind
Orchestra, Grade 4, 10:30
Score. Composed by
Cesar Auguste Franck.
Arranged by Franco
Cesarini. Editions Franco
Cesarini. Classical,
Concert, Concert Band.
Softcover. Duration 630
seconds. Hal Leonard
#EFC021-SC. Published by
Hal Leonard (HL.4008676).
UPC:
196288190196.
Cé
sar Franck, composer,
pianist, organist and
music teacher, completed
Cupid and Psyché, his
sixth and last symphonic
poem in 1887. It was
first performed in Paris
in 1888 and was a
complete success, but the
piece later fell
completely into oblivion,
and it was only thanks to
some meticulous research
that it has returned to
concert halls. The
intricate love affair
between Psyche and Cupid
is an original story of
the Metamorphoseswritten
in the 2nd century AD by
Apuleius. The tale is
about overcoming
obstacles in love and
their final union. The
symphonic poem is divided
into three parts and
calls for a choir. The
movement that is the
subject of this
arrangement, Psyché et
Érosis positioned at
the end of the second
part. Franco Cesarini's
version for wind
orchestra carefully
illustrates the nuances
of the instrumental
colours, and represents a
real test aimed at
demonstrating the
musicality and
interpretative skills of
orchestras and their
conductors.