Danse des Sauvages

“Danse des Sauvages” is from the final entrée from Rameau’s opéra-ballet “Les Indes galantes” (“The Amorous Indies”), first performed in the Palais-Royale in Paris on 23rd August 1735.  The music sets the scene: the stage showing a grove in a forest in America, on the borders of the French and Spanish colonies, where the ceremony of the Peace Pipe is about to be celebrated.

This arrangement is scored for a minimum of 9 saxophones, but comes with additional optional and alternative parts for larger saxophone ensembles.

The E-Edition PDF bundle comes with a score and the following parts:

Standard parts
Soprano Saxophone 1
Soprano Saxophone 2 (alternative to Alto Saxophone 1)
Alto Saxophone 2
Alto Saxophone 3
Tenor Saxophone 1
Tenor Saxophone 2
Tenor Saxophone 3
Baritone Saxophone 1
Baritone Saxophone 2

Alternative & optional parts
Sopranino Saxophone (optional)
Alto Saxophone 1 (alternative to Soprano Saxophone 2)
Bass Saxophone (optional)
Contrabass Saxophone (optional)
Drum (optional)