Description
Trois Beaux Oiseaux du Paradis (Three Lovely Birds from Paradise) and Ronde (Rondelay), from Trois Chansons composed by Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937) and arranged by Paul Burnell in 2012 for recorder ensemble.
The download comprises two separate sets of scores and parts:
Set one: two Soprano Recorders, Alto Recorder, two Tenor Recorders, Bass Recorder.
Set two: two Tenor Recorders, Bass Recorder, two Great Bass Recorders, Contrabass Recorder.
In this arrangement 'Trois Beaux Oiseaux du Paradis' has been transposed a tone higher and 'Ronde' has been transposed a tone lower.
Programme note:
French composer Maurice Ravel composed the Trois Chansons for SATB choir between the years 1914 and 1915. 'Trois Beaux Oiseaux du Paradis' is the second movement and is dedicated to the French mathematician and politician Paul Painlevè. The original movement includes parts for solo voices, which in this arrangement have been distributed amongst all the recorder parts. The second movement is dedicated to Mme Paul Clémenceau.