Vocalise op.34 No.14
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Product ID: GM1 CA023
By Sergej Rachmaninoff
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Arranger:
orig.
Series:
Goodmusic Cameo Series
Genre:
Romantic Era
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra (Solo: Any)
Duration:
4:00
Level: 4
Set & Score
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About this item
Rachmaninov's
Vocalise is the last in his set of Fourteen Songs Op.34 published in
1912. It is wordless and was written for soprano and piano but there
have been numerous arrangements made by the composer and others.
Rachmaninov's own arrangements were for orchestra alone and, the one in
this Goodmusic edition, for voice and orchestra.
The soloist's part
has a two octave range and the original version is in a high key, which
results in a top C# so a medium key version, a third lower, is also
printed here - a top A being a little more achievable for many!
Instead
of a vocal soloist, many different instruments can be used as listed
above and parts are included for all of these options. A piano
accompaniment is also available separately for the soloist to be able to
practice without the orchestra
Instrumentation
2 Flutes
2 Oboes
2 Clarinets in A & Bb
2 Bassoons
2 Horns in F
Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
Solo voice or Solo instrument (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, Sop/Ten Sax, Alto/Bar Sax, Horn, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Viola or Cello)
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Composer
Sergej Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian pronunciation: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej rɐxˈmanʲɪnəf]; 1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom that included a pronounced lyricism, expressive breadth, structural ingenuity, and a tonal palette of rich, distinctive orchestral colors. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output. He made a point of using his own skills as a performer to explore fully the expressive possibilities of the instrument. Even in his earliest works he revealed a sure grasp of idiomatic piano writing and a striking gift for melody.
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