Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.581670
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Arranged by John Gibson. Opera,Romantic Period. 43 pages. JB Linear #2029123. Published by JB Linear (A0.581670).
Pas de Quatre (ballet music for 4 dancers) from the Giuseppi Verdi opera, Jerusalem, set for woodwind quartet (flexible instrumentation) by John Gibson. It is arranged for flute, oboe or flute 2, Bb clarinet, and bass clarinet or bassoon. There are five short ballet pieces that could be performed together or separately. Verdi and other Italian opera composers did not like to include ballet music in their operas, but if they wanted their piece to be performed in Paris, they were required to write ballet pieces. They are mostly left out of opera performances now, but the music is delightful and worth playing!