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Septet in E-flat major, Op. 65
Camille Saint-Saëns · 1835–1921 · French
For trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, piano
Also known as Septuor · Septet for trumpet, strings and piano
Level 7 · Diploma — about DipABRSM / ATCL · RCM ARCT, for the piano part
Listen
- Ensemble
- Strings & winds
- Hardest part
- Piano
- Form
- Full work
- Length
- About 16 min
- Composed
- 1879–80
- Era
- Late Romantic
Notes
Four movements; trumpet, string quintet and piano; composed for the society La Trompette
About this work
- Composed
- 1879 December-1880 December
- Dedicated to
- Émile Lemoine
- First performed
- 1880-1-6, La Trompette, Préambule only; 28 December 1880, at La Trompette, entire septet (still from manuscript)
- Préambule
- Menuet
- Intermède
- Gavotte et Final
A step before · level 6
Suite dans le style ancien in D major, Op. 24
Vincent d' Indy
2 flutes, trumpet, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass ad lib.
15 min
6trumpet
A step after · level 8
Quintet for Piano, Horn and Strings in B-flat major, Op. 48
Felix Draeseke
horn, violin, viola, cello, piano
34 min
8piano