Type: Book
by
- Paul Dukas
, Emmanuel Chabrier
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Musicians and music lovers will applaud this convenient one-volume compilation of a pair of perennial concert favorites. The Sorcerer's Apprentice, a gripping masterpiece of modern music, is coupled with Espaņa, a spirited rhapsody based on original Spanish airs. Reproduced from authoritative French editions. Instrumentation.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
and
Espana
in Full Score
Paul Dukas
Emmanuel Chabrier The Sorcerers Apprentice and Chabrier's celebrated rhapsody Espana have delighted generations of concertgoers.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice (1897), an orchestral scherzo, is a symphonic comment on a mordant ballad by Goethe. One of the most memorable pieces in the concert literature--and Dukas' sole claim to fame--the work is filled with relentless drive and musical magic, perfectly capturing Goethe's tale of a bumbling would-be sorcerer. Espana, a rhapsody inspired by Chabrier's visit to Andalusia, met with extraordinary success at its 1883 premiere. Its harmonic and rhythmic coloring, accented by profuse vitality and spirit, make it a masterpiece of lively spontaneity.
Musicians and music lovers will welcome this convenient one-volume compilation--the only one of its kind--enabling them to study the structure, texture and remarkable orchestration of these l9th-century classics, reproduced here from authoritative French editions.
Dover original (1997) compilation of two scores: Dukas, L'Apprenti .sorcier: Scherzo d'apre.s une ballade de Goethe, Durand et Fils, Paris, n.d. [1897], and Chabrier, Espana: Rapsodie pour Orchestre, Enoch & Cie., Paris, n.d. [1883]. Instrumentation. Glossary. English translation of Goethe's ballad. 144pp. 9% x 12%. Paperbound.
Free Dover Complete Music Catalog (59057-7) available upon request.
Cover design by Teresa Delgado
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