Euphonium and Piano -
advanced
SKU:
CY.CC2516
Composed by
Camille Saint-Saens.
Arranged by Ralph Sauer.
French 20th Century. Solo
part and piano score.
Published by Cherry
Classics (CY.CC2516).
Le Rossignol or
the Nightingale is
originally a vocalise for
Soprano solo from
Saint-Saen's incidental
orchestral music for the
play, Parysatis written
in 1902. This 4 minute
work is all about mood.
For this arrangement, Mr.
Sauer transposes into the
key of C, which lays
perfectly for all of the
bird-like calls that are
in phrases which are
slurred. The music has a
lot of ad lib. tempo
sections which gives the
performer plenty of time
to create that magic call
of the Nightingale. Early
writers thought it was
the female that sang, but
in fact it is the male.
The Nightingale usually
sings at night or just
before dawn when other
birds are silent and has
a strong spontaneous song
with an impressive range
of trills and
whistles.
SILENT NIGHT - SAX SOPRANO DUO
