Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") in Full Score [Paperback]

Camille Saint-Saens (Author), Music Scores (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 7, 1994

Stirring symphony, widely regarded as Saint-Saëns' major orchestral work, is one of the few to incorporate the organ as featured instrument. It bears all the hallmarks of the composer's fluent mastery of orchestral composition. The work is reprinted in this edition from an authoritative full-score edition published by Durand et Schoenewerk, Paris.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 7, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486283062
• ISBN-13: 978-0486283067
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #807,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Arts & Photography > Music > Theory, Composition & Performance > Sheet Music & Scores > Composers > Saint-saens

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Organ Score Smashes!, June 25, 2000

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"musikalisches" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") in Full Score (Paperback)

In an era where good manuscripts are expensive and somewhat difficult to obtain, Dover has made available the consummate example of organ and symphony in harmony. With easy readablity and the trademark 'lay-flat' binding, Dover allows easy access to all parts of the score with little confusion. A must for all who enjoy listening to this piece as well as those who study scores and instumental relationships.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing score for an amazing piece, September 15, 2005

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Adam T. Delecki (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony No. 3 ("Organ") in Full Score (Paperback)

The full score for CSS's organ symphony is very well arranged, easy to read, and is of good quality. It is really a steal at that price and is good enough for review or study. I used it to transcribe the piece to another instrument. For an orchestra you would need to have the piece-wise score for each instrument which obviously costs much more, but this is a good alternative for simpler applications, is great for a conductor or for transcribing, and is perfect for the casual reader. Very durable too.