Piano,Soprano Saxophone - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.551596 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James Guthrie, ASCAP. Holiday,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and part. 16 pages. Jmsgu3 #5321087. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.551596). Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse, Op. 16. Berceuse, Op. 16 is a short piece by Gabriel Fauré, written in or about 1879. Originally composed for solo violin and piano, it has been arranged for various musical forces, including violin, orchestra, and string quartet. Despite Fauré's modest assessment of the piece, it gained popularity and has been recorded by numerous artists, from Eugène Ysaÿe in 1912 to Yehudi Menuhin in the 1970s. The berceuse is not thematically related to the first movement of Fauré's Dolly Suite, which is also a berceuse. It is known for its charming and soothing melody and has become one of Fauré's best-known pieces.
