Salome for Orchestra
by Melanie (Mel) Bonis
Orchestra - Sheet Music

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Orchestra - Level 4

SKU: FV.FUE-2549

Composed by Melanie (Mel) Bonis. Edited by Christine Geliot. Sound Research of Women Composers: Twentieth Century (T 19). Orchestral Music. Score. Furore Verlag #FUE 2549. Published by Furore Verlag (FV.FUE-2549).

ISBN 979-0-50012-262-3.

Trois femmes de legende pour orchestre: 1. Ophelie op. 165, 2. Salome op. 100/2, 3. Le Songe de Cleopatre op. 180. Mel Bonis' portrayal of the biblical figure Salome has a strongly oriental character. The introduction
and finale, whose slow five-beat rhythm is accentuated by the basses, are evocative of
a caravan in the distance. The entire piece thrives on the alternation of atmosphere: slow syncopations
are followed by light-footed glissandi; haunting and mysterious psalmodies accompany
sensual passages; surprising changes in tempo make passion and destruction determine the
musical form.