Tableaux de Provence (Maurice)
Movements
i Farandoulo di chatouno (Farandole of the young girls), ii Cansoun per ma mio (Song for my love), iii La boumiano (The Bohemian woman, or The Gypsy), iv Dis alyscamps l’amo souspire (A Sigh on the soul for the Alyscamps), v Lou cabridan (The Southern Hornet)
Notes
Tableaux de Provence (“Pictures of Provence”) is a programmatic suite composed by Paule Maurice between 1948 and 1955 for alto saxophone and orchestra, most often performed with piano accompaniment only. The work was dedicated to French saxophone virtuoso, Marcel Mule. The movements describe the culture and scenery of Provence, southeast France, where the Mules, Paule Maurice, and her husband, composer Pierre Lantier, spent vacation time together.
