10 Pièces pittoresques (Chabrier, Emmanuel)

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Performer Pages Luis Kolodin (Piano)
Publisher Info. Luis Kolodin, 2024.
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Performer Pages Steve's Bedroom Band (String Quartet)
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Naxos

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For 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Grovlez)

Publisher Info. Ostrowski, 2024.
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Editor First edition (reissue)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch Frères et Costallat, n.d.(ca.1881). Plates E.F. & C. 511-520.
Reissue – Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This single-volume edition from Litolff was likely published around the same time as that from Enoch. Compare to this HathiTrust scan, which has the same plates but was published by Enoch.
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Editor First edition (revised)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch Frères et Costallat, n.d.(ca.1881). Plates E.F. & C. 511-520.
Reissue (revised) – Paris: Enoch, n.d.[1881, 1894, 1909].
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Mineola: Dover Publications, 1995.
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5 more: 4. Sous bois • 7. Danse villageoise • 8. Improvisation • 9. Menuet pompeux • 10. Scherzo-Valse

Editor First edition (revised)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch, n.d.[1881, 1894, 1909]. Plates E.F. & C. 519, 2267, 2270, 2317-18, and E. & C. 6961.
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For 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns (Grovlez)
Arranger Gabriel Grovlez (1879–1944)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1906.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): MS-11336
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Idylle (No.6)

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Danse villageoise (No.7)

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7 more: Soprano Saxophone 1, 2 (B♭) • Alto Saxophone 1 (a-b), 2 (a-b), 3 (a-b) (E♭) • Tenor Saxophone 1, 2, 3 (B♭) • Baritone Saxophone 1, 2, 3 (E♭) • Bass Saxophone (B♭) • Timpani, Snare Drum, Triangle/Cymbals/Tambourine, / Xylophone/Finger Cymbals, Marimba/Cymbals • Piano

Arranger Jacques Larocque
Publisher. Info. Saint-Maurice, QC: Productions du Moliantegok, 2011. Moli 245012
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Menuet pompeux (No.9)

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Arranger Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch & Cie., 1937. Plate E. & C. 9130.
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Misc. Notes Ravel's orchestration: 2 flutes (2nd also piccolo), 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, triangle, tambourine, snare drum, bass drum, cymbals, harp, strings
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Arranger Steve Jones
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General Information

Work Title Pièces Pittoresques
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Dix pièces pittoresques; Pièces pittoresques; 絵画風の小曲集; 風景如畫作品; 风景如画作品
Name Aliases Dix Pièces pittoresques; Dix pieces pittoresques; zehn Pièces pittoresques
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 174581743; BNF: 13910413s
Composer Chabrier, Emmanuel
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IEC 27
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 10 pieces:
  1. Paysage (Landscape)
  2. Mélancolie (Melacholy)
  3. Tourbillon (Whirlwind)
  4. Sous bois (In the Woods)
  5. Mauresque (In Moorish Style)
  6. Idylle (Idyll)
  7. Danse villageoise (Village Dance)
  8. Improvisation
  9. Menuet pompeux (Festive Minuet)
  10. Scherzo-Valse
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1880-81
First Publication. 1881
Dedication see below
  1. Mme. Contesse de Narbonne-Lara
  2. Mme. Marie Pillon
  3. Mme. Marie Meurice
  4. Mlle. Marie de la Guéronnière
  5. Mme. Charles Phalen
  6. Mlle. Jane Monvoisin
  7. Mlle. Yvonne de Montesquieu
  8. Mme. Marguerite Gagne
  9. Mlle. Gabrielle Petitdemange
  10. Mlle. Mina de Gabriac
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano
Related Works The Idylle, Danse Villageoise, Sous Bois, and Scherzo-Valse (Nos.6, 7, 4, 10) were orchestrated by the composer in 1888 to form the Suite pastorale.
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Enoch re-engraved the individual numbers starting in 1891 and included a number of Chabrier's revisions. The Dover volume is taken from the later issues.