PARTITIONS GRATUITES : ALTO ET PIANO (OU ORGUE)
- Carmen Suite

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5

SKU: BT.DHP-1012709-010

Composed by Georges Bizet. The Great Classics. Set (Score & Parts). Composed 2001. De Haske Publications #DHP 1012709-010. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1012709-010).

Carmen is the best known work by the French composer Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Criticised by the French public at the time of its creation because its plot was deemed indecent, the opera nevertheless came to be considered as a major work due to its captivating melodies, Spanish character and energetic rhythms. In this brilliant transcription for concert band Tohru Takahasi has remained faithful to the sparkling, joyful atmosphere of the scenes from the opera.

Ook buiten de theatrale context heeft de operamuziek van Bizet een beeldende kracht. Tohru Takahahsi’s bewerking van de Carmen Suite doet recht aan de dramatiek en grandeur van het origineel.

Carm en ist wohl das berühmteste und meistgespielte Werk des Musiktheaters. Auch außerhalb des Theaterkontexts mangelt es der Musik von Georges Bizet nicht an Ausdruckskraft und Dramatik. Nach dem Tode des Komponisten wurden einige Passagen der Oper für die Carmen Suite exzerpiert, die mit dieser Bearbeitung von Tohru Takahashi, die der Dramatik und Größe des Originals vollkommen gerecht wird, nun auch für Blasorchester zugänglich ist.

Carmen est l’œuvre la plus célèbre du compositeur français Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Cette brillante transcription reste fidèle l’atmosphère pétillante et vive des scènes de l’opéra.

Concert Band/Harmonie - Grade 5

SKU: BT.DHP-1012709-140

Composed by Georges Bizet. The Great Classics. Score Only. Composed 2001. De Haske Publications #DHP 1012709-140. Published by De Haske Publications (BT.DHP-1012709-140).

Ook buiten de theatrale context heeft de operamuziek van Bizet een beeldende kracht. Tohru Takahahsi’s bewerking van de Carmen Suite doet recht aan de dramatiek en grandeur van het origineel.

Carm en ist wohl das berühmteste und meistgespielte Werk des Musiktheaters. Auch außerhalb des Theaterkontexts mangelt es der Musik von Georges Bizet nicht an Ausdruckskraft und Dramatik. Nach dem Tode des Komponisten wurden einige Passagen der Oper für die Carmen Suite exzerpiert, die mit dieser Bearbeitung von Tohru Takahashi, die der Dramatik und Größe des Originals vollkommen gerecht wird, nun auch für Blasorchester zugänglich ist.

Carmen est l’œuvre la plus célèbre du compositeur français Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Cette brillante transcription reste fidèle l’atmosphère pétillante et vive des scènes de l’opéra.

SKU: M7.HDW-4294

Ballet. Composed by Georges Bizet and Rodion Shchedrin. DVD. Duration 62'. Handelsware #HDW 4294. Published by Handelsware (M7.HDW-4294).

UPC: 089948429494.

Carme n was first set as a ballet by the famed Russian choreographer Petipa in 1845. It was based on the Mérimée novella and premiered in Madrid some thirty years before Bizet's opera was first heard. Subsequent versions followed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some using and some discarding Bizet's music. In 1949, Roland Petit created a successful vehicle for himself and his wife Zizi Jeanmaire using the Bizet score. Maya Plisetskaya always dreamed of dancing the role of Carmen and had approached Shostakovich for a score. He demurred out of respect for Bizet's celebrated opera. It was eventually Plisetskaya's husband Rodion Shchedrin who agreed to provide the music after seeing his wife and the choreographer Alberto Alonso working on some choreographic ideas. His Carmen Suite ballet, based on Bizet, and scored only for strings and, in its theatricality, a showcase for Plisetskaya's considerable dramatic gifts. Shchedrin's Carmen Suite, one of the darkest settings of Mérimée's tragic story, deeply symbolic and overtly sensual, premiered at the Bolshoi Ballet on April 20, 1967.

Violin (or oboe or clarinet or soprano saxophone), cello (or bassoon or basstrombone), piano - Level 4

SKU: KU.GM-1944A

For violin, cello and piano. Composed by Daniel Schnyder. Edited by Daniel Schnyder. Bach format (230 x 302). Staple Bound. Piano score, parts. 48 pages. Duration 8 minutes. Edition Kunzelmann #GM-1944a. Published by Edition Kunzelmann (KU.GM-1944A).

ISBN 9790206208119.

Dani el Schnyder wrote the Carmen Suite as an opera paraphrase for a dance performance featuring the flamenco dancer Nina Corti and the Carmina Quartet. Later, I adapted the work for piano trio. This music, based on the most famous opera, is perfectly suited for dance performances. The instrumental interludes create opportunities for direct interactions between musicians and dancers.

String Orchestra - Grade 1.5

SKU: KN.08292S

(from Carmen Suite #2). Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Robert S. Frost. Solo or Ensemble. Accent String Orchestra. Kendor Music Inc #08292S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.08292S).

UPC: 822795082920.

From Bizet's Carmen Suite #2, this setting of the familiar dance theme is scored so that the chromatic melody lies exceedingly well for young strings. A mix of legato and staccato bow strokes typify the lead lines, while supporting parts play a good deal of pizzicato for essential contrast. Duration 2:00. Available in SmartMusic.

String Orchestra string orchestra (88555) with opt. 3rd Violin/Viola TC 3 and piano - Grade 2.5

SKU: KN.09620S

(from Carmen, Suite #1). Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Robert S. Frost. Solo or Ensemble. Voyager String Orchestra. Kendor Music Inc #09620S. Published by Kendor Music Inc (KN.09620S).

UPC: 822795096200.

In this rousing version of Bizet's classic Carmen theme, all sections present lead material to deliver a dazzling performance. Scored in the key of D throughout, Frost uses well-placed divisi and double stops to create a full, robust sound where necessary. Fingerings, articulations and dynamics are also plentiful to help students obtain musically satisfying results. Duration 2:20.

By Georges Bizet (1838-1875). Edited by Robert Didion. For Orchestra (Study Score). Study Score. Softcover. 64 pages. Hal Leonard #ETP1544. Published by Hal Leonard