Souvenirs d'Amérique, Op.17 (Vieuxtemps, Henri)

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For Violin and Orchestra (Composer)

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Publisher Info. Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin Honors Orchestra
Performers Unidentified violin soloist / University of Wisconsin Honors Orchestra
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Publisher. Info. Paris: C. Joubert, n.d. Plate 7352
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d.[1844]. Plate 731.732.
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For Flute and Piano (Roberti)

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Arranger Alberto Roberti (1833-1908)
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Work Title Souvenirs d'Amérique
Alternative. Title American Souvenir, Variations on the American Yankee Doodle
Composer Vieuxtemps, Henri
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.17
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHV 30
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 1
First Publication. 1845
Average DurationAvg. Duration 5 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation original was probably violin and piano, orchestration was probably later

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This was composed in New Orleans during a concert tour. The tour was with a pianist, so the original is probably violin/piano, though it seems to have later been orchestrated. According to Boris Schwarz and Sarah Hibberd in in the article on Vieuxtemps in Grove Music Online, Souvenir d’Amérique, on ‘Yankee Doodle’, op. 17, was published in Leipzig and London, c. 1845.