Last Sleep of the Virgin
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Product ID: GM1 CL140
By Jules Massenet
published: 1880
Publisher:
Goodmusic
Arranger:
Lane
Series:
Concert Classics
Genre:
from the Oratorio La Vièrge
Line Up:
Symphony Orchestra
Duration:
3:30
Level: 4
Set & Score
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About this item
This is virtually the only part of Massenet's oratorio, La Vierge (The Virgin), that is heard regularly today. Originally scored for strings alone, here it is 'opened out' to make it a vehicle for larger forces (and perhaps larger venues too) and to spare less experienced string players having to scale the highest register of their instruments in places.
The solo cello part may be played by a violin, an oboe and a flute or a clarinet. It is cued into those parts.
Instrumentation
2 Flutes, Oboe, 2 Clarinets in Bb, 2 Bassoons, 2 Horns in F, Percussion (Glockenspiel), Harp [optional] Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Bass)
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Composer
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
Jules Émile Frédéric Massenet (May 12, 1842 ? August 13, 1912) was a French composer best known for his operas. His compositions were very popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and he ranks as one of the greatest melodists of his era. Soon after his death, Massenet's style went out of fashion, and many of his operas fell into almost total oblivion. Apart from Manon and Werther, his works were rarely performed. However, since the mid-1970s, many operas of his such as Thaïs and Esclarmonde have undergone periodic revivals.
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