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Phaeton, Op.39 / Camille Saint-Saëns [notated music]
- Title
- Phaeton, Op.39: Study score. [notated music]
- Composer
- Saint-Saëns, Camille, 1835-1921
- Editor
- Sargeant Jr., Richard W.
- Place of Publication/Creation
- Edwardsville, IL
- Published/Created
- 2011
- Type of Material
- notated music
- Genre
- notated music
- Publisher
- Serenissima Music, Inc
- Edition
- Newly engraved urtext.
- Language
- Unknown
- Media
- unmediated
- Physical Description
- 64 pages of music
- Carrier
- volume
- Summary
- The second of four tone poems for orchestra inspired by those of Franz Liszt, Phaeton was composed in 1873 and like its predecessor is named after a figure in Greek mythology. The tragic tale concerns Phaeton, the son of Helios (the Sun God) and Clymene, who separated from Helios and subsequently married to mortal king. To prove to his critics that he is truly the son of Helios, Phaéton asks his father permission to drive the sun chariot. Helios grants permission only grudgingly, because it is a very difficult to control the sun. Phaéton soon experiences the consequences: He is unable to hold the wild horses, bringing the sun too close, threatening the earth's destruction. Zeus is forced to intervene, bringing Phaéton's ride to an end by hitting him with a lightning bolt, causing Phaéton to crash down into the river Eridanus. The score presented here is a newly engraved edition prepared by Richard W. Sargeant, Jr.
- Notes
- Study score.
- Orchestra
3d2, 2, 2, 3 - 4, 2, 3, 1, timp, perc, 2hp, strs. - ISMN with hyphens: 979-0-800001-93-2
- Description based on ISMN data provided by the publisher.
- ISBN
- 9781608740178
- International Standard Music Number (ISMN)
- 9790800001932
Last Updated: 03-26-2022