Composition: The Snow Maiden (suite) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)
| Title | The Snow Maiden (suite) |
| Creators | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (composer) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | orchestra |
| Number of movements | 4 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1895 |
| First published | 1895 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Suites |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Introduction "Le beau printemps" (tableau) | — | — | — |
| 2. "La danse des oiseaux" (le choeur ad libitum) | — | — | — |
| 3. Le cortège du roi (fabuleux) Bérendei | — | — | — |
| 4. Le danse des bouffons | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Alexis de Dreyer |
| view | Le danse des bouffons (No.4) | concert band | David M. Sampson |
| view | Le danse des bouffons (No.4) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Bessel | 1895 | Complete score · view Color cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bessel | 1895 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bessel | 1895 | Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2/English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine/Tam-Tam · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Bessel | 1895 | Complete score · view |
| view | Le danse des bouffons (No.4) | Arrangement for concert band |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Le danse des bouffons (No.4) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2013 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Ernest Ansermet (conductor) | — | Danse des bouffons · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Le danse des bouffons (No.4) | For Concert Band (Sampson) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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