Schott Pavane, Op. 50 - Faure/Bartel - Piano Trio - Score/Parts

Composer: Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)
Arranger: Wolfgang Birtel
Format: Score and Parts
Instrumentation: Piano Trio (Violin, Cello, Piano)
Level: Easy - Intermediate

The music of small forms and of chamber-music instrumentations was to become the focus of the French composer Gabriel Faure. In 1874, after many years spent in the 'provinces', the teacher of Camille Saint-Saens took the position of organist in Paris; later he not only worked as a church musician but also as a teacher. In the summer of 1887 Faure wrote his Pavane opus 50, originally intended for a concert providing light entertainment, which soon gained wide popularity as an orchestral setting without and with the chorus added by Faure. The romantic, slightly melancholy melody is a catchy tune which, thanks to the present arrangement, can now also be performed as a piano trio.