This paper discusses the historical background of the Rapsodie for Orchestra and Saxophone by Claude Debussy and includes a comparison of two piano performance editions. Chapter I includes information on Elise Hall, her work with the Boston Orchestra Club and the circumstances of her commission of Claude Debussy which yielded the Rapsodie. Chapter II discusses the Editions Durand piano reduction and the reasons for its neglect by saxophone performers. This chapter includes a study of the techniques used by Eugene Rousseau to create his arrangement of the Rapsodie for saxophone and piano. The study concludes that the arrangement by Rousseau is more attractive to saxophonists and will be performed more frequently than the Durand reduction.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330587 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Seligson, Robert Jan |
| Contributors | Riggs, James, Brothers, Lester Dwayne, 1945-, Dworak, Paul E., 1951-, Glick, Edwin L. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | ix, 46 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Seligson, Robert Jan, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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