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Nuit persane (op. 26bis)

by Camille Saint-Saëns

Orchestration

3222-4400-1perc-hp-str-chorus(SA)-soloists(ca,T)

Duration

33 minutes

Year Composed

1891

Notes

The movements are organized into four parts:

La Solitaire
1. Prélude
2. La brise
3. La solitaire
4. La fuite
La vallée de l’Union
1. Prélude
2. Au cimetière
3. Les cygnes
Fleurs de Sang
1. Prélude
2. Sabre en main
Songe d’Opium
1. Prélude
2. Tournoiement

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Movements & Players Table

Part Name	Movements
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Prélude	La brise	La solitaire	La fuite	Prélude	Au cimetière	Les cygnes	Prélude	Sabre en main	Prélude	Tournoiement
	2' 30''	2' 00''	2' 30''	2' 15''	4' 00''	3' 30''	4' 15''	1' 00''	2' 45''	4' 45''	3' 30''
Flute 1	Tacet	C Flute		Tacet	C Flute	Tacet	C Flute	Tacet		C Flute
Flute 2	Tacet	C Flute		Tacet	C Flute	Tacet	C Flute	Tacet		C Flute
Flute 3	Tacet		Piccolo	Tacet	C Flute	Tacet	C Flute	Tacet
Oboe 1	Tacet		Oboe	Tacet	English Horn	Tacet	English Horn	Tacet	Oboe
Oboe 2	Tacet		English Horn	Tacet					Oboe	English Horn	Oboe
Clarinet 1	Tacet	A Clarinet			Tacet				Bb Clarinet	A Clarinet
Clarinet 2	Tacet	A Clarinet			Tacet				Bb Clarinet	A Clarinet
Bassoon 1	Tacet		Bassoon		Tacet				Bassoon
Bassoon 2	Tacet		Bassoon		Tacet				Bassoon
Horn 1	Tacet		Horn in E		Tacet		Horn in F	Horn in Eb		Horn in F	Tacet
Horn 2	Tacet		Horn in E		Tacet			Horn in Eb	Horn in C	Tacet
Horn 3	Tacet							Horn in Eb	Horn in F	Tacet
Horn 4	Tacet								Horn in F	Tacet
Trumpet 1	Tacet								Trumpet in F	Tacet
Trumpet 2	Tacet								Trumpet in F	Tacet
Cornet 1	Tacet								Cornet in Bb	Tacet
Cornet 2	Tacet								Cornet in Bb	Tacet
Percussion	Tacet	Tambour de basque	Triangle	Tacet
Harp	Tacet					Harp		Tacet		Harp	Tacet
Harmonium	Tacet						Harmonium	Tacet
Violin 1	Violin Section							Tacet	Violin Section
Violin 2	Violin Section							Tacet	Violin Section
Viola	Viola Section							Tacet	Viola Section
Cello	Cello Section
Double Bass	Bass Section						Tacet		Bass Section
Solo: Contralto	Tacet						Contralto (Voice)	Tacet		Contralto (Voice)	Tacet
Solo: Tenor	Tacet			Tenor (Voice)	Tacet	Tenor (Voice)		Tacet	Tenor (Voice)	Tacet	Tenor (Voice)
Chorus: Soprano	Tacet	Soprano (Voice)			Tacet
Chorus: Alto	Tacet	Alto (Voice)		Tacet
Chorus: Contralto	Tacet	Contralto (Voice)			Tacet

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