Die Sarazenen & Die schöne Aldâ, Op.30 (MacDowell, Edward)

		Movements/Sections 2 pieces Composition Year 1886—1890 Genre Categories Symphonic poems; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Full Scores

 Complete Score
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Carolus (2010/10/14)

 Color Cover
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Carolus (2010/10/14)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1891. Plate Part.B. 291.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
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Massenetique (2011/9/11)

 Complete Score
*#158208 - 1.14MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 45x⇩

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Morel (2011/11/30)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1891. Plate 19202.

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General Information

Work Title	Die Sarazenen & Die schöne Aldâ
Alternative Title	2 Fragments after The Song of Roland

Composer	MacDowell, Edward
Opus/Catalogue Number	Op.30
Key	B minor ; E♭ major
Movements/Sections	2 pieces
Year/Date of Composition	1886—1890
First Performance	1891-11-05, Boston
First Publication	1891 – Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel
Average Duration	3 minutes, 7 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Orchestra: 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in A, 2 bassoons, 4 valve-horns in F, 2 valve-trumpets in F, 3 trombones, tuba, 2 timpani, cymbals, bass drum, strings (cellos tuned to low B)

Misc. Comments

Originally intended to form part of a "Roland" symphony, then published in 1891 after the plan for the symphony was abandoned. (Gilman (1908). "Edward MacDowell: a study". p.123. London, New York: John Lane.)

Durations from Krueger/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra recording.

Sketches for this work can be found in 'Sketchbook D' of the Edward and Marian MacDowell Collection at the Library of Congress. (From their Finding Aid.)