Beschreibung
Rondeau, from Abdelazar, Z.570, Henry Purcell, arranged by Paul Burnell for duet: instrument in Eb or Bb, and instrument in Bb
Duration 1:40
Download comprises both score and parts.
Part 1 in Eb (Alto Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Horn) or Bb (Tenor Saxophone etc.)
Part 2 in Bb (Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Euphonium)
The arrangement may be suitable for other instruments with the same transpositions.
Score shows parts transposed with Part 1 shown in Eb
Programme note:
'Abdelazer', or 'The Moor's Revenge' is a 1676 play by Aphra Behn - one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing. The English composer Henry Purcell wrote incidental music for a revival of the play in the summer of 1695. Purcell's music comprises ten movements, the second of which is the Rondeau. Benjamin Britten used the Rondeau in 1945 as the theme for his set of variations 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra', Op.34.