MinkusPugni Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Mainly I am talking about the Polacca (first piece in the Peasant Pas) and the first male variation here but I have heard three different orchestrations of the Peasant Pas de Deux: 1. The Polacca is loud (sorry, not much detail there) and the first male variation is very heavy (alot of timpani) and mainly played by the strings and horns and some other brass. 2. The Polacca is "sweeter" and not so harsh and the first male variation the accompaniament (the first bar) is played by the pizz strings and the tune is mainly the first violins. In the bourree couru part the woodwinds play decorative notes throughout before going back to the A section and has a section for brise voiles on the end. 3. Practically the same as 2 except without the brise voles bit. Which ones have you heard and why are there so many different orchestrations? Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 The only orchestral parts for the original production have been lost, as well as the full score, if any such were made at all. The arrangements from most productions date from either the piano reduction made in the 1840s, or the "Ballets Russes" piano score from the first quarter of the twentieth century. Link to comment
MinkusPugni Posted July 15, 2005 Author Share Posted July 15, 2005 Of just the Burgmuller bit or the whole of Giselle? Link to comment
Recommended Posts