Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Concert Band - Sheet Music

Concert Band; Orchestra 3(1dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(4-5): Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5 in set)

SKU: AP.36-A191701

Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. Arranged by Clinton Nieweg and Nancy Bradburd. This edition: Nieweg Performance Editions. Full Orchestra; Performance Music Ensemble. Nieweg Performance Edition. Form: Overture. Romantic. Score. LudwigMasters Publications #36-A191701. Published by LudwigMasters Publications (AP.36-A191701).

UPC: 660355028526. English.

Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov's (1844-1908) overture Russian Easter Festival was written in 1888, at the same time as the composer's well-known suite for orchestra, Scheherazade. Both works include short violin cadenzas to separate some of the sections. For the context of the Russian Easter Festival overture, Rimsky-Korsakov was inspired by two Biblical passages that preface the score: Psalm 68 and a passage from the Gospel of St. Mark. The music was based on an eighteenth-century collection of Orthodox church canticles, including a chant for Russian Easter known as Obikhod (Christ is arisen). The work premiered in St. Petersburg on December 15, 1888 at a Russian symphony concert. Instrumentation: 3(1dPicc).2.2.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp.Perc(4-5): Hp: Str(9-8-7-6-5 in set).

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