T44

Ascher, Mazurka des traîneaux

orchestra
petite flûte, flûte, 2 hautbois, 2 clarinettes, 2 bassons, 4 cors, 2 cornets à pistons, 3 trombones, timbales, triangle, cordes

Original Work: Joseph Ascher (1831–69), Mazurka des traîneaux for piano, first published by Lemoine in about 1854. It became a popular piano solo published in many countries. Bizet has transposed the music from E♭ to D.

Transcription: c. 1873. This appears to be the only transcription Bizet undertook for Lemoine.

Autograph score: not known
Printed score:
[no title known]

publisher:

Lemoine

pl. no:

7418 HL

pages:

2-31

date:

1873 (from plate number)

copy:

US-STu MLM 13 (proofs corrected by Bizet, without title page). Certain sheets are printed on the verso of proofs of other Lemoine publications bearing the pl. nos. 7382 HL and 7397 P. 299. HL. No published copies have been seen.


Bibliography:

Wright, 347n.