Description
Pavane, Op. 50, Gabriel Fauré, arranged by Paul Burnell for instruments in four parts.
Duration 2:15
Score in C
Download comprises both score and parts
The arrangement is suitable for multiple quartet combinations with parts available (and potential instrumentations suggested) as follows:
Part 1: C, Eb (Flute, Oboe, Alto Recorder, Eb Clarinet, Violin 1)
Part 2: C, Bb, G (Alto Flute, Oboe, Tenor Recorder, Bb Clarinet, Violin 2)
Part 3: C - Bb, Eb, F (Bb Clarinet, Bass Recorder, Alto Saxophone, Horn in F, Violin 3, Viola)
Part 4: C - Bb, F (Bassoon, Great bass Recorder, Tenor saxophone, Horn in F, 'Cello)
Part 4 may be played an octave lower than written - using the 'Bass Clef up 8' part.
Any other appropriate instruments, even if not suggested above, may play.
This arrangement is transposed from the original key.
Programme note:
French composer Gabriel Fauré wrote the Pavane, Op. 50 in 1887 as a piano piece but it is better known in the version for orchestra and optional chorus. It was first performed in Paris in 1888. Fauré described the piece as "elegant, assuredly, but not particularly important."