Composition: Grande pièce symphonique, Op. 17 (Franck, César)
| Title | Grand Pièce Symphonique |
| Creators | César Franck (composer) |
| Opus | CFF 98 |
| Instrumentation | organ |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | F sharp minor |
| Composed | 1860 |
| First published | 1868 |
| Dedication | à monsieur Charles-Valentin Alkan |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1500 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Pieces |
| Period | Romantic |
 |
View |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andantino serioso — Quasi ad libitum — a tempo — Allegro non troppo e maestoso | — | F sharp minor | — |
| Andante — Allegro — Andante | — | B major, B minor, B major | — |
| Allegro non troppo e maestoso — Beaucoup plus largement que précédemment | — | F sharp major | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 horns and double bass | Arie van Hoek |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Jules Griset |
| view | Complete | piano | Blanche Selva |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Maeyens-Couvreur | 1868 | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | — | Complete Score |
| view | Complete | selections | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2010 | Andante (Transposed to B-flat major) |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 2 horns and double bass |
Arie van Hoek | 2007 | Complete Score Flute 1 Flute 2 Oboe English Horn Clarinet 1 (A) Clarinet 2 (A) Bass Clarinet (B) Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Contrabassoon Horn 1 (F) Horn 2 (F) Double Bass |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Durand | 1912 | Complete Acore |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Marcel Dupré (organ) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Marcel Dupré (organ) | Complete Performance | |
| view | Synthesized | Andante in B flat major |
©2026 David P. Anderson