French Folk Song
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Instrumentation
Bass clarinet
1
Bassoon
1
Cello
1
Clarinet
1
Double bass
1
Flute
1
French Horn
1
Harp
1
Oboe
1
Percussion
1
Violin 1
1
Violin 2
1
VV
1
Additional Information
This is a set of variations for chamber orchestra of a French folk song called ’Branle Carré’. The piece was originally intended to be played on the hurdy-gurdy. The melody was discovered in the book ’Folk and Traditional Music of the Western Continents’ by Bruno Nettl. The orchestration is for flute/piccolo, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, harp and solo string quintet.
