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Saxophone Quartet no. 2 - Un clair jour d'été

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About the Piece:

This piece is written for 4 soprano saxophones.

It has three movements: “La soie,” “Le ciel,” and “Le soir.”

Each movement is based on a stanza from the original poem by Paul Verlaine, “Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été.”

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I - La soie (The silk)

“Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été

Le grand soleil, complice de ma joie,

Fera, parmi le satin et la soie,

Plus belle encor votre chère beauté;”

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II - Le ciel (The sky)

“Le ciel tout bleu, comme une haute tente,

Frissonnera somptueux à longs plis

Sur nos deux fronts qu'auront pâlis

L'émotion du bonheur et l'attente;”

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III - Le soir (The evening)

“Et quand le soir viendra, l'air sera doux

Qui se jouera, caressant, dans vos voiles,

Et les regards paisibles des étoiles

Bienveillamment souriront aux époux.”

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