Tableaux de Provence is a programmatic work composed by Paule Maurice

Paule Maurice

Paule Maurice was a French composer born in Paris September 29, 1910 to Raoul Auguste Alexandre Maurice and Marguerite Jeanne Lebrun and died August 18, 1967 in Paris. Her full name was Paule Charlotte Marie Jeanne Maurice...

 (Sept. 29, 1910 - August 18, 1967) between 1948 and 1955 for alto saxophone

Saxophone

The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...

 and orchestra, most often performed with piano accompaniment only. It was dedicated to French saxophone virtuoso, Marcel Mule

Marcel Mule

Marcel Mule was a French classical saxophonist.Marcel Mule was known worldwide as one of the great classical saxophonists, and many pieces were written for him, premiered by him, and arranged by him. Many of these pieces have become staples in the classical saxophone repertoire...

. The movements describe the culture and scenery of Provence

Provence

Provence ; Provençal: Provença in classical norm or Prouvènço in Mistralian norm) is a region of south eastern France on the Mediterranean adjacent to Italy. It is part of the administrative région of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur...

, southeast France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, where the Mules, Paule Maurice and her husband, composer Pierre Lantier, spent vacation time together. Tableaux de Provence was first recorded by Marcel Mule in 1957 on the Selmer release Marcel Mule, with Solange Robin on piano. It was premiered on December 9, 1958 by Jean-Marie Londeix with the Orchestre Symphonique Brestois.

Tableaux de Provence has five movements:

• Farandoulo di chatouno / Farandole
  Farandole
  The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France. The farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella...
  
   des jeunes filles (Farandole
  Farandole
  The farandole is an open-chain community dance popular in the County of Nice, France. The farandole bears similarities to the gavotte, jig, and tarantella...
  
   of young women)
• Cansoun per ma mio / Chanson pour ma mie (Song for my love/mother)
• La boumiano / La bohémienne (The Bohemian woman, or The Gypsy)
• Dis alyscamps l'amo souspire / Des alyscamps l'âme soupire (A Sigh of the soul for the Alyscamps
  Alyscamps
  The Alyscamps is a large Roman necropolis, which is a short distance outside the walls of the old town of Arles, France. It was one of the most famous necropolises of the ancient world. The name is a corruption of the Latin Elisii Campi...
  
  )
• Lou cabridan / Le cabridan (The Bumblebee)

External links

• http://www.paulemaurice.com
• http://studentsofpaulemaurice.ning.com/notes/Jean-Marie_Londeix
• http://www.studentsofpaulemaurice.ning.com
• http://studentsofpaulemaurice.ning.com/xn/detail/3127800:Note:363?xg_source=activity