Petite Symphonie (Gounod)

1. Adagio, allegro

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2. Andante cantabile

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3. Scherzo (Allegro moderato)

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4. Finale (Allegretto)

Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet

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The Petite Symphonie in B-flat major is a four-movement work by Charles Gounod, first performed in 1885. It is scored for a wind ensemble of nine players.

Background and premiere[edit]

Gounod had composed two symphonies for full orchestra in the 1850s but had since then generally concentrated on opera, songs, and religious music.^[1] At the request of a Parisian wind ensemble, the Société de musique de chambre pour instruments à vent [fr], led by the flautist Paul Taffanel, he wrote a nonet for flute and pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns and bassoons. The work was first given at the Salle Pleyel in Paris on 30 April 1885.^[2] The score was not published until 1904.^[1]

Structure[edit]

The work, which plays for about twenty minutes, is in four movements:^[2]

1. Adagio–Allegro
2. Andante cantabile (quasi adagio) attacca
3. Scherzo. Allegro moderato
4. Finale. Allegretto

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Petite Symphonie: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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