Jacques Ibert :: Suite Élisabéthaine


 

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Ibert, Jacques
1890-1962
(b Paris, 15 Aug 1890; d Paris, 5 Feb 1962). French
Suite Élisabéthaine <1942>
solo soprano women's chorus SSA
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Suite excerpted from the composer's Le songe d'une nuit d'été.
Mvts 1, 3, 6 & 9 are orchestrations of virginal pieces by the listed composers.
Celesta in mvts 4 & 8 only.
Solo soprano in mvt 4 only; women's chorus in mvts 4 (Victor Hugo) and 8 (wordless) only.

Source of text: Victor Hugo (4.) Language: French
1. Prélude (after John Blow)
2. Chasse
3. Entrée (after John Bull)
4. Chanson des Fées
5. Dancerie
6. Cortège (after Orlando Gibbons)
7. Scherzo
8. Nocturne
9. Finale (after Henry Purcell)