L'Arlésienne Suite No.1
by Georges Bizet
Concert Band - Sheet Music

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Ensembles
Concert Band
Genres
Romantic Period
Composers
Georges Bizet
Arrangers
Jos van de Braak
Publishers
Baton Music
Formats
Set of Parts
Score and Parts
Item Types
Physical
Levels
Grade 4
Musical Forms
Suite
Usages
School and Community
Concert band concert band - Grade 4

SKU: BF.BM1000-SET

Composed by Georges Bizet. Arranged by Jos van de Braak. Baton Music orchestral series. Full Score and set of parts. Baton Music #BM1000-SET. Published by Baton Music (BF.BM1000-SET).

Georges Bizet composed 'L'Arlésienne' as incidental music to Alphonse Daudet's play of the same name, usually translated as 'The Girl from Arles'. The incidental music has survived and flourished, however, it is most often heard in the form of two suites for orchestra, but has also been recorded complete. A month after the first production Bizet rescored the four extracts that form the first suite for full orchestra, with the equally sunny and melodious second suite arranged by his friend, the composer Ernest Guiraud, after Bizet's death. Both have proved more durable than the play. Lyrical and spirited by turns, the melodies are rooted in Provençal folk songs and dances, yet have all the color and drama associated with the composer of Carmen. The first suite comprises four movements: 'Overture', 'Intermezzo' (with its title changed to 'Minuet'), 'Adagietto', and 'Carillon'. Dutch arranger Jos van de Braak transcribed the first suite for Symphonic Band.