Deux quadrilles de contredanses sur les motifs de l'opéra de Mercadante i Briganti, 1e quadrille - Mercadante, Saverio 1795-1870; Musard, Philippe 1792-1859 (Paris Pacini)
Complete set of parts
Although the title mentions 2 quadrilles, the score contains only one (I Briganti 1er Quadrille) consisting of 5 parts: Pantalon, Été, Poule, Trénis and Finale
Mercadante's I briganti is an opera (melodramma) in three acts, first performed on 22 March 1836 by the Théâtre-Italien in Paris, with an Italian libretto by Jacopo Crescini based on Schiller's Die Räuber.
Plate nr. 3333
Philippe Musard was a French composer who was crucial to the development and popularity of the promenade concert. One of the most famous personalities of Europe during the 1830s and 1840s, his concerts in Paris and London were riotous (in several senses of the word) successes. Best known for his "galop" and "quadrille" pieces, he composed many of these numbers himself, usually borrowing famous themes of other composers. Musard plays an important role in the development of light classical music, the faculty of publicity in music, and in the role of the conductor as a musical celebrity. He has been largely forgotten subsequent to his retirement in the early 1850s.
Bound in with 'Son nom ! .... Quadrille de contredanses sur des romances de Mlle Loïsa Puget, pour le piano avec accomp. de violon, flute, flageolet et cornet à pistons (ad libitum)', 'Deux quadrilles, sur les motifs du Postillon de Lonjumeau d'Adolphe Adam par Julien pour piano avec Acc. de Violon, Flûte, Flageolet ou Cornet à Piston, ad. Lib: par Marmontel', 'Deux quadrilles de contredanses, une valse & une galop pour le piano, avec acc. de violon, flûte, flagéolet ou cornet à pistons ad libitum, aux motifs du Cheval de Bronze de D. F. E. Auber, 1er Quadrille et Valse' and 'Deux quadrilles de contredanses, une valse & une galop pour le piano, avec acc. de violon, flûte, flagéolet ou cornet à pistons ad libitum, aux motifs du Cheval de Bronze de D. F. E. Auber, 2me quadrille et galop'
Keywords: 19th Century (1801-1900); Instrumental music; Opera; Dance; Contredanse; Quadrille; Arrangement; Paris (France)