Scheherazade II . . . ** New **

• $  850:  A set of wind scores/parts as is.
• $2000:  A set of wind scores/parts with customization based on the band’s needs.

• $  345:  A set of percussion scores/parts as is.
• $1000:  A set of percussion scores/parts with customization based on the band’s needs.

Description

Though the subject of Scheherazade is based on Arabian tales, the work is still firmly Russian in its sensibilities and its flavor of “oriental” sound. The tales of the Arabian Nights themselves were passed down through the centuries by word of mouth; the oldest tales date to the 10th century. These include the now well-known sagas of Sinbad the Sailor, Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves, and Aladdin and his magic lamp.

The story of Scheherazade provides the narrative thread between the tales, and runs as follows: The sultan’s first wife had betrayed him, and in anger and grief he not only executed her but vowed to marry a woman each night and kill her the next morning. Scheherazade conceived a plan to stop him and convinced her father to offer her as the sultan’s next wife. Scheherazade began one of the exciting tales but stopped before the story ended, causing the sultan, who had listened as well, to put off killing her until she could finish her story the next evening. Scheherazade, of course, never finished her tales, but kept her husband enthralled with story after story for 1,001 nights. The sultan, convinced of his wife’s fidelity and wisdom, revoked her death sentence.

ACT 1

ACT 2

ACT 3

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