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Louis Adolphe Mayeur (1837 - 1894), was a Belgium clarinetist,
saxophonist, composer and conductor who spent most of his musical career
in France; Entering the French Military in 1855, he was a clarinetist
in the Second Régiment of the Cuirassiers (Mounted Calvary)
of the Garde Impériale. A student of Klosé at the
Paris Conservatory, he received his First Prize in Clarinet in 1860.
One of the inner circle of Adolphe Sax (along with fellow Belgiums Jules
Demersseman and Jean-Baptiste Singelée, whose Quartet for
Saxophones was premièred with Mayeur playing and Demersseman
conducting), Mayeur took up the saxophone and was quickly engaged as
the saxophone soloist in the Opera House of Brussels, La Monnaie (the
Mint). Sax commissioned a number of works from Mayeur for the
saxophone, which were published by his company and used in his class at
the Paris Conservatory.
By 1871, Mayeur was also named Saxophone
Solo with the Paris Opera, performing in opears and ballets by
Halévy, Meyerbeer, Thomas, Saint-Saens, Massenet,
Délibes and Paladlihe. It would appear that sometime during
this period, his relations with Sax became difficult, culminating in his
publications of works by Buffet-Crampon, one of Saxs rival companies
and one of the main protagonists in the series of lawsuits which led to
Saxs bankrupcy. Mayeurs own declining health lead to his death in
1894.
The Grande Fantaisie de Concert sur Rigoletto dates from 1877. The contrasting sections use motifs
from arias and duets from Verdis opera. Florid cadenzas seperate the various sections, but those passages
should be played in the manner of bel canto ornamentation, always lyrical and songlike.
This is the score and solo part for the orchestral version. Versions are available from Musik Fabrik for piano for Symhony Orchestra (on rental : 2222/2000/Timp/hp/strings)
and
for Concert Band (for sale). The score plus solo part for each of the
versions is available for sale, as well as the individual parts for the
concert band version
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