Incidental music to L'Arlésienne by Georges Bizet

James P. Aldworth acrylic on paper 1991
29 x 31 framed
$700

Georges Bizet composed this music for the Alphonse Daudet play (title in English: The Girl from Arles), and the 27 numbers (some very short) were widely panned by critics in its original form. Undaunted, Bizet rearranged his music into two suites, which have since been performed and recorded many times. Fun facts: Music from L'Arlésienne has been appropriated by a wide range of historical figures, from Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha to the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

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