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I. Villanelle - II. Le sprectre de la rose - III. Sur les lagunes - IV. Absence - V. Au cimetière (Clair de lune) - VI: L'île inconnue
Six songs based on poems by Théophile Gautier
for | Mezzo-Sopran und Bläserquintett |
Musical Editions | Ensemble score Download item |
Item no. | 738518 |
Author / Composer | Hector Berlioz |
Language | french |
Scope | 138 pages |
Publisher / Producer | Schott Music |
Producer No. | ED 22719 Q47340 |
This arrangement of the well-known song cycle by Berlioz was commissioned by a Dutch ensemble in 2008. The arranger Henk de Vlieger made it his business to give expression to the intimate character of the six songs. Here the oboe d'amore, cor anglais and bass clarinet give each song its own distinctive colour. The result, however, was so convincing that de Vlieger wondered 'why Berlioz himself had not considered such an instrumentation'.
I. Villanelle - II. Le sprectre de la rose - III. Sur les lagunes - IV. Absence - V. Au cimetière (Clair de lune) - VI: L'île inconnue