20004 – Copelia Suite

L. Delibes (1836 – 1891)

Arranged by Roger Harvey

Difficulty: Hard

Price: £35.00

(1picc; 1 Eflat; 3 Bflat; 1 flugel; 4 hns; 3 trbs; euph; 2 tubas; perc)

Programme notes:

1. Prelude
2. Mazurka
3. Waltz
4. Theme Slave Varie
5. Czardas

Although he began his musical career as a church organist, Delibes was drawn to the theatre were he achieved great success, firstly by writing light operettas and then as Chorus Master at Theatre – Lyrique and the Opera in Paris. E wrote some very successful opera and ballet scores, the best known being Copelia (1870).

Performance notes:

Pay very careful attention to balance at all times; this includes taking great care over the texture and lightness of style.