Nicolay Rimsky – Korsakov 1844 - 1908
Sheherazade – Symphonic Suite Op.35
for orchestra
Carlo Balmelli, Transcription for Wind Orchestra
| Duration | ca. 40' |
| Difficulty | 6 |
| Item number | SWB05 |
The symphonic poem Sheherazade belongs to a series of Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic poems. This music is characterized by a particularly colorful instrumentation. Also it is an expression of the enthusiasm of the former Russian econmy for everything that is oriental. Rimsky- Korsakov used in this work as the basis, the story of the “Thousand and One Nights”.
- The Sea and Sinbad's Ship (Largo e maestoso — Allegro non troppo)
- The story of the Prince calendar (Lento — Andantino — Allegro molto — Con moto)
- The Young Prince and the Young Princess
(Andantino quasi allegretto — Pochissimo più mosso — Come prima — Pochissimo più animato) - Ceremony in Baghdad. The sea. The ship crashes into a cliff under a bronze equestrian.
(Allegro molto — Vivo — Allegro non troppo maestoso)
full score
piccolo
flute 1
flute 2, (piccolo 2)
oboe 1
oboe 2 / english horn
solo clarinet A&Bb 1
solo clarinet A&Bb 2
bassoon 1
bassoon 2
horn F 1,2
horn F 3,4
trumpet Bb 1
trumpet Bb 2
trombone 1,2
trombone 3
timpani
triangle
tamburin
snare drum
cymbals
bass drum, xylophone, tam-tam
harp
clarinet Eb
clarinet Bb 1
clarinet Bb 2
clarinet Bb 3
bass clarinet 1,2
contrabass clarinet Bb
soprano saxophone
alto saxophone 1
alto saxophone 2
tenor saxophone 1,2
baritone saxophone
euphonium
tuba
violoncello 1
violoncello 2
string bass
Additional parts for certain countries
trombone Bb 1,2
trombone Bb 3
euphonium Bb
tuba Eb
tuba Bb
Nicolay Rimsky – Sheherazade Op.35