Le Chant de l'Arbre Serge Lancen

Titel / Title: Le Chant de l' Arbre
Untertitel / Subtitle:
Komponist / Composer: Serge Lancen
Arrangeur / Arranger:
Instrumentation: Concert Band


Serge Lancen was born in Paris in 1922. The whole of his life has been dominated by music. He wrote his first work at the age of four. He studied with Tony Aubin at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1949 he won a prize for his Etudes, and some time later he was awarded the Prix de Rome.

His work as composer is very varied and includes a number of solo concerti (for example for flute, double bass and piano), a Sinfonietta and a large number of works in the light symphonic genre (many of these commissioned by the French Radio), chamber music, film music, and during the last ten years various works for wind band, such as the Manhattan Symphony, Festival in Kerkrade, Symphonie de Paris and this beautiful Chant de l'Arbre (Song of the Tree).

Serge Lancen was born in Paris in 1922. The whole of his life has been dominated by music. He wrote his first work at the age of four. He studied with Tony Aubin at the Paris Conservatoire. In 1949 he won a prize for his Etudes, and some time later he was awarded the Prix de Rome.His work as composer is very varied and includes a number of solo concerti (for example for flute, double bass and piano), a Sinfonietta and a large number of works in the light symphonic genre (many of these commissioned by the French Radio), chamber music, film music, and during the last ten years various works for wind band, such as the Manhattan Symphony, Festival in Kerkrade, Symphonie de Paris and this beautiful Chant de l'Arbre (Song of the Tree).

Besetzungsliste / Instrumentation:

1 Full Score
1 Piccolo
8 Flute I + II
2 Oboe I + II
1 English Horn
2 Bassoon I + II
1 Clarinet Eb
4 Clarinet Solo
4 Clarinet II
4 Clarinet III
2 Clarinet 1A
2 Clarinet 1B
1 Alto Clarinet Eb
1 Bass Clarinet
2 Alto Saxophone I
2 Alto Saxophone II
2 Tenor Saxophone I + II
1 Baritone Saxophone
1 Bas Saxophone
2 Flugelhorn I
2 Flugelhorn II
2 Cornet I
2 Cornet II
2 Trumpet I
2 Trumpet II
2 Trumpet III
1 Horn I Eb
1 Horn I F
1 Horn II Eb
1 Horn II F
1 Horn III Eb
1 Horn III F
2 Tenorhorn I
2 Tenorhorn II
2 Trombone I C
1 Trombone I Bb (TC)
1 Trombone I Bb (BC)
2 Trombone II C
1 Trombone II Bb (TC)
1 Trombone II Bb (BC)
2 Trombone III C
1 Trombone III Bb (TC)
1 Trombone III Bb (BC)
2 Euphonium C
2 Euphonium Bb (BC)
2 Euphonium Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (BC)
2 Bas Eb (TC)
2 Bas Eb (BC)
4 Tuba C
1 Stringbass
3 Percussion
1 Timpani

Besetzungsliste / Instrumentation:

1 Full Score
1 Piccolo
8 Flute I + II
2 Oboe I + II
1 English Horn
2 Bassoon I + II
1 Clarinet Eb
4 Clarinet Solo
4 Clarinet II
4 Clarinet III
2 Clarinet 1A
2 Clarinet 1B
1 Alto Clarinet Eb
1 Bass Clarinet
2 Alto Saxophone I
2 Alto Saxophone II
2 Tenor Saxophone I + II
1 Baritone Saxophone
1 Bass Saxophone
2 Flugelhorn I
2 Flugelhorn II
2 Cornet I
2 Cornet II
2 Trumpet I
2 Trumpet II
2 Trumpet III
1 Horn I Eb
1 Horn I F
1 Horn II Eb
1 Horn II F
1 Horn III Eb
1 Horn III F
2 Tenorhorn I
2 Tenorhorn II
2 Trombone I C
1 Trombone I Bb (TC)
1 Trombone I Bb (BC)
2 Trombone II C
1 Trombone II Bb (TC)
1 Trombone II Bb (BC)
2 Trombone III C
1 Trombone III Bb (TC)
1 Trombone III Bb (BC)
2 Euphonium C
2 Euphonium Bb (BC)
2 Euphonium Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (TC)
2 Bas Bb (BC)
2 Bas Eb (TC)
2 Bas Eb (BC)
4 Tuba C
1 Stringbass
3 Percussion
1 Timpani