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Original Title:
Au couvent
Composer:
Borodin, Alexander Porfirevich
Year Composed:
1885
Arranger:
Walshe, Robert
Original Instrumentation:
Piano
Type of Arrangement:
Transcription
Availability:
Not Available
Sheet Music Format:
Legal, Score (3) & parts (4x1 = 4)
Additional Equipment:
Straight mutes Approximate Duration:
5
Technical Difficulty:
Medium
Structure/Movements:
One movement.
Clefs:
Treble, bass
Key signatures:
3b
Meters:
4/4
Range:
Horn 1: eb1 - g2
Horn 2: g - eb2
Horn 3: c - f2
Horn 4: c - db1
Horn 2: g - eb2
Horn 3: c - f2
Horn 4: c - db1
Performance Notes:
Au couvent is part of Borodin's Petite suite, and originally a piano piece in C sharp minor. This arrangement is in F minor (C minor horn pitch), and makes some smart allowances for the use of the piano pedal by adding sustained notes. A true chorale that has been arranged various times (here is the original piano version), this arrangement for horn quartet is just a bit too high for the beginning quartet.
Credits:
Access to review score: Nancy Joy (NMSU)