Danse des Sauvages (Saxophone Ensemble)

“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 PDF E-Edition 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 2Alternative & optional parts Sopranino Saxophone (optional) Alto Saxophone 1 (alternative to Soprano Saxophone 2) Bass Saxophone (optional) Contrabass Saxophone (optional) Drum (optional)