Camille Saint-Saëns
Havanaise
for Violin and Orchestra
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Havanaise
for Violin and Orchestra
- Instrumentation Concert Band (Solo/Feature: Violin)
- Composer Camille Saint-Saëns
- Editor Erik Somers
- Series Baton Instrumental
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- Edition Score and Parts Download
- Publisher Baton Music
- Order no. BTM618-DL
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Description:
The Havanaise in E major Opus 83, is a composition for violin and orchestra based on the habanera rhythm, written in 1887 by Camille Saint-Saëns. The havanaise (habañera in Spanish) is a dance in 2/4 time, with a characteristic four note repeating rhythm. It originated in Havana in the mid nineteenth century. In contrast to Bizet's famous habañera in Carmen, Saint-Saëns uses the Latin American idiom with restraint. The characteristic four note repeating rhythm is heard quietly at the outset, accompanying the soloist who plays a lyrical, romantic melody in a triplet-duplet rhythm, which permeates the piece.