Polovtsian Dances

General Info

Composer: Alexander Borodin
Arranger: Scott Weatherson
Publisher: Edition Svitzer
Year of Published: 2015
Duration: 00:20:00
Cost: €50.00

Instrumentation

Player 1: Glockenspiel
Player 2: Xylophone 1
Player 3: Xylophone 2 & Chimes
Player 4: Vibraphone 1
Player 5: Vibraphone 2
Player 6: Marimba 1
Player 7: Marimba 2
Player 8: Marimba 3
Player 9: Triangle & Tambourine & Snare Drum
Player 10: Timpani

Description

The Polovtsian Dances is the most well known part of Alexander Borodin's (1833-1887) opera Prince Igor; the opera remained unfinished at the time of the composer's death and was finished by Rimsky-Korsakov and Glazunov. The orchestration of the Polovtsian Dances themselves is by Rimsky-Korsakov. After an andantino introduction, four principal dances are heard: Dance of the Gliding Maidens, Wild Dance of the Men, General Dance and Dance of the Boys. Later in the piece various themes from the dances are interwoven and the piece ends with an energetic animato.

Arrangement for Percussion by this Arranger

Carmen: Suite from the Opera
Ma Mère l`Oye
March and Waltz from The Sleeping Beauty
Polovtsian Dances
The Planets (Volume 1)
The Planets (Volume 2)