Suite provençale

Suite provençale, Op. 152, is a symphonic work written by Darius Milhaud in 1936. A version for orchestra alone, Op. 152c, was premiered by Milhaud himself in Venice on 12 September 1937; the ballet version, Op. 152d, premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris on 1 February 1938 under the direction of Roger Désormière.

Structure

The work consists of eight parts played as a single movement:^[1]

Animé
Très modéré
Modéré
Vif
Modéré
Vif
Lent
Vif

A typical performance last about 15 minutes.

References

↑ Grimshaw, Jeremy. "Suite provençale, for orchestra, Op. 152a". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2014.

Darius Milhaud

Operas	L'Orestie d'Eschyle Christophe Colomb L'abandon d'Ariane La mère coupable Le pauvre matelot

Ballets	La création du monde Le bœuf sur le toit Les mariés de la tour Eiffel L'éventail de Jeanne L'Homme et son désir Le Train bleu

Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 Symphony No. 2 Symphony No. 3 ("Te Deum") Symphony No. 4 Symphony No. 5 Symphony No. 6 Symphony No. 7 Symphony No. 8 ("Rhôdanienne") Symphony No. 9 Symphony No. 10 Symphony No. 11 ("Romantique") Symphony No. 12 ("La Rurale")

Orchestra works	Saudades do Brasil Suite provençale

Incidental and film music	Days of Hope Dreams That Money Can Buy Judith Land Without Bread La Tragédie impériale Le jeu de Robin et Marion Le Voyageur sans bagage Love Cavalcade Madame Bovary Mollenard The Beloved Vagabond The Citadel of Silence The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Vocal music	Pacem in terris Symphony No. 3 ("Te Deum")

Chamber music	La cheminée du roi René Sonata for flute, oboe, clarinet and piano

Piano music	Le bœuf sur le toit

Collaborations	Genesis Suite Homage to Paderewski L'Album des Six Les mariés de la tour Eiffel L'éventail de Jeanne Mouvements du coeur Variations sur le nom de Marguerite Long

Named for Milhaud	Lycée intercommunal Darius-Milhaud

Related articles	List of compositions by Darius Milhaud Les Six Neoclassicism

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