DeBussy - NOCTURNES – MOVEMENT No. 1 – NUAGES

DeBussy - NOCTURNES – MOVEMENT No. 1 – NUAGES

NOCTURNES – MOVEMENT No. 1 – NUAGES
by Claude DeBussy
Score 16 Pages 8 ½ x 14 (Legal)

Instrumentation: 3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 1 English Horn, 3 Clarinets, 1 Bass Clarinet, 2 Bassoons, 1 Soprano Sax, 1 Alto Sax, 1 Tenor Sax, 1 Baritone Sax, 4 French Horns, 1 Euphonium, 1 Tuba, 1 String Bass, 1 Timpani, 1 Piano/Harp

This unique arrangement is centered around woodwinds with sparse brass. No trumpets or trombones were needed to orchestrate this wonderful journey into the impressionistic period of music. This piece is in 6/4 time however against that time signature the English horn plays in 4/4 time over the 6 beats. The mournful dark solo of the English Horn is prevalent throughout the movement.

Big long breaths will be needed to stretch and connect the lines together without breaks. This will test tone quality, appropriate timbers, and blending of sound by your players. Refined and sensitive playing required. As the string parts are muted throughout in the original, the winds will be challenged to play with great tone at very soft levels. Also, the second theme is in a remote key of six sharps for flutes, and 4 flats for clarinets.

This movement is quiet, ethereal, lush, elegant, fragile, delicate, and just plain lovely.

When ordered, an e-file will be sent to you with both score and parts. Because of the size of the score (Legal) a professionally spiral-bound printed score can be sent to you for an additional $ 50.00 and ordered separately.

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