Massenet, Jules - Meditation from Thais
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About 'Meditation from Thais '

Born:
1842 , Montaud, St Etienne
Died:
1912 , Paris
The Artist:
Best known for his numerous operas, and wrote in a generally melodic style.
Composed:
1894
Info:
The piece was written for solo violin and orchestra. It is a symphonic intermezzo from the opera Thais by Massenet.
It is considered to be one of the great encore pieces; world-class violin soloists such as Joshua Bell, Sarah Chang, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Itzhak Perlman, and Maxim Vengerov have performed the piece as soloists with major orchestras throughout the world. The Meditation has been transcribed for violin and piano and for other instruments as well. The cellist Yo-Yo Ma and pianist Kathryn Stott have recorded a version for cello and piano.
Time Signature:
4/4 (View more 4/4 Music)
Range:
Db3-B5
Tempo Marking:
~ = 70.00007
Duration:
4:07
Score Key:
D major (Sounding Pitch) (View more D major Music for Cello )
Number of Pages:
5
Difficulty:
Intermediate Level: Recommended for Intermediate Level players
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Your Comment
The violin part is much more meditative and a ton better. This cello part is so painfully simple and to the point; it';s not as complicated as the opera';s storyline, and much less beautiful.
Jun 24, 2009



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