Septet in E-flat major Op.65 (Full Score)

Saint-Saens Septet Op.65 (Full Score)

For a long time, Camille Saint-Saëns was reluctant to compose a chamber music piece with trumpet for his friend Émile Lemoine and his chamber music association “La Trompette”: “I can happily write you a concerto for twenty-five guitars […] but for trumpet?  Impossible.”  Finally, he gave in and wrote a Préambule in 1880 and a year later the four further movements of the “Septuor” for trumpet, two violins, viola, violoncello, double bass and piano.  With its neo-baroque tonal language, the work enjoyed great popularity during Saint-Saëns’ lifetime, which surprised the composer time and again.

Alongside a full score with an Introduction (Eng/Fr/Ger) and a Critical Commentary (Eng), a set of all seven individual parts is available, including two parts for trumpet in low E-flat (original) and in B-flat.  Furthermore, additional string parts are individually available to accommodate performances with two or more string players per part (as customary in Saint-Saëns’ lifetime).

- Scored for Trumpet, Piano, two Violins, Viola, Violoncello and Double Bass

- Urtext edition based on the corresponding volume (BA10302-01) of the series “Camille Saint-Saëns – Œuvres instrumentales complètes”

- Set of individual parts for piano, trumpet in E-flat/B-flat, strings

- Additional string parts to enable performances with two or more string players per part

- Format 31,0 x 24,3 cm