Soloist(s) with Concert Band (Flute 1, Flute 2/Piccolo, Oboe, Bb Clarinet 1, Bb ...(+)
Soloist(s) with Concert
Band (Flute 1, Flute
2/Piccolo, Oboe, Bb
Clarinet 1, Bb Clarinet
2, Bb Clarinet 3, Solo Bb
Clarinet or Cornet (or
soprano voice), Solo
Bassoon or Euphonium (or
baritone voice), Alto
Saxophone 1/2, Tenor
Saxophone, Baritone
Saxophone, Bb
Trumpet/Cornet 1, Bb Tru)
- grade 3
SKU:
CN.S11130
Clarinet
or Cornet Feature.
Composed by Giuseppe
Verdi. Arranged by
Geoffrey Brand. Band
Music. Score only.
Duration 3:00. Published
by G & M Brand Music
Publishers (CN.S11130).
This duet
feature for Bb Clarinet
(or Trumpet) and Bassoon
(or Euphonium) is a merry
drinking song from
Verdi's opera La
Traviata. Geoffrey Brand
cleverly left the
arrangement in the
original key of B-flat so
that it may be performed
with soprano and baritone
soloists and even a
chorus if you so
choose.
Verdi's
opera La Traviata (The
Castaway) is based on the
book 'The Lady of the
Camelias' by Alexandre
Dumas. It was first
produced in Venice in
1853. The scene is a
banquet room in the home
of Violetta in Paris in
1700, where a great
supper party is being
held. Alfred Germont and
Violetta Valery declare
their love for each
other, to the music of
Brindisi - a drinking
song - as the other
guests join in the
merriment and splendour
of the evening. Since the
key (concert Bb) and
layout conform exactly to
Verdi's score, a vocal
score of 'La Traviata'
can be used for soprano
(Violetta) and baritone
(Alfred) and, if
available, a chorus can
also be added.