Le Gibet (Gaspard de la Nuit) for Saxophone Nonet + Flute, 2 Piccolos, Contrabassoon by Maurice Ravel Bassoon - Digital Sheet Music

Alto Saxophone,B-Flat Bass Saxophone,Baritone Saxophone,Contrabassoon,Flute,Piccolo,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Saxophone - Digital Download

SKU: A0.830664

Composed by Maurice Ravel. Arranged by Richard Byrnes. 20th Century. 39 pages. Richard Byrnes #3412087. Published by Richard Byrnes (A0.830664).

Le Gibet is the second movement from Maurice Ravel's "Gaspard de la Nuit".

This is an arrangement by Richard Byrnes for 2 Piccolos, Flute, 2 Soprano Saxes, 3 Alto Saxes, 2 Tenor Saxes, Baritone Sax, Bass Sax, & Contrabassoon.

The gibet was a hook (gibbet), usually found near the entrance of a medieval town upon which some law offender would be suspended so as to warn visitors and the inhabitants not to offend. The ostinato throughout serves as a reoccurring focal point, much like the constant swing of the hook in the wind. It's dark, foreboding, and absolutely beautiful.

This will challenge your ensemble in determining how loud pianissimo is.

Please peruse the pages and listen to the recording of the score that is offered to determine whether this arrangement can work for your ensemble.

In addition to “Le Gibet” by Ravel, we offer works by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorák, Fauré, Glazounov, Glinka, Gottschalk, Granados, Griffes, Lotti, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Richard Strauss, Turina, & Vierne.