String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549061 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. 20th Century,Holiday,Instructional,Standards. 19 pages. Jmsgu3 #3449751. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549061). Gabriel Fauré: Sicilienne Op. 78. Nice recital encore piece. It is very moody with a light touch of impressionism and poignant mode mixture. This piece will add a surprising element to your concert and demonstrate the depth of your musical sensitivity.Significant Aspects of Faure's SicilienneGabriel Fauré's Sicilienne, Op. 78 is significant due to its history, influence, and musical characteristics.Historical SignificanceThe piece was initially composed in 1893 as part of incidental music for a theatrical production that was later abandoned. Fauré reused the Sicilienne in 1898 when he wrote incidental music for the English translation of Maeterlinck's play Pelléas et Mélisande. This piece was later extracted and formed into an orchestral suite for concerts, known as the Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80.Influence and PopularityFauré's harmonic richness and melodic innovations in the Sicilienne exerted a powerful influence on other composers. The Sicilienne is the most famous piece from the Pelléas et Mélisande Suite and is frequently played by significant orchestras today.Musical CharacteristicsThe piece is known for its conversational style for both cello and piano, and it exhibits chromatic movement to evoke a Renaissance aesthetic with the Sicilienne dance. It is also more complex than the typical song in terms of chords and melody, with above-average scores in chord and melodic complexity. In conclusion, Faure's Sicilienne is significant due to its historical background, influence on other composers, and unique musical characteristics.Dance and FabricThe term Sicilienne is derived from the French word Sicilienne, which means Sicilian. It is associated with a dance called the Siciliana and a kind of rich poplin fabric. Musical Style Sicilienne refers to a musical style or genre often included as a movement within more significant pieces of music, starting in the Baroque period. It is associated with a pastoral mood and is often characterized by dotted rhythms that can distinguish it within the broader musical genre of the pastorale. 

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303327 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Historic,Wedding. 27 pages. Jmsgu3 #892911. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1303327). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303871 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Historic,Romantic Period. 34 pages. Jmsgu3 #893394. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1303871). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303324 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Historic,Wedding. 14 pages. Jmsgu3 #892907. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1303324). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303872 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Historic,Romantic Period. 70 pages. Jmsgu3 #893395. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1303872). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303832 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Romantic Period,Wedding. 16 pages. Jmsgu3 #893367. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1303832). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1303823 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Traditional,Wedding. 8 pages. Jmsgu3 #893360. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1303823). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1391827 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by Richard E Brown. Classical. 24 pages. Dacker Music #975308. Published by Dacker Music (A0.1391827). Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) was a French composer, organist, and pianist who, along with his contemporaries Claude Debussy and Gustav Mahler, is often considered a transition figure from the Romantic into the 20th Century periods of music history. Fauré's Pavane, Op. 50 of 1886 is one of his best-known compositions. It was, like some of Debussy's music, originally composed for piano but later orchestrated by the composer, and today it is usually heard in that version.In this arrangement for string quartet, an alternate 3rd violin part is included to substitute for viola if that instrument is not available.Level M – Duration 3:25.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1263883 Composed by Gabriel Fauré, 1845-1924. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. 19th Century,Chamber,Contest,Festival,Historic,Romantic Period. 27 pages. Jmsgu3 #856784. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1263883). Gabriel Fauré's Op. 33 is a set of three Nocturnes composed between 1875 and 1883. The three pieces are Nocturne in E-flat minor, Nocturne in B major, and Nocturne in A-flat major. Gabriel Fauré was a French composer who was considered the vanguard composer of his generation in France. He was born in 1845 and died in 1924. Throughout his life, he composed works that bore his signature melodic warmth and harmonic sophistication.