Costa Music

Costa Music

Chamber orchestra

Méditation from the opera “Thaïs“

Jules Massenet

In his beautiful Méditation, Massenet makes use of a chorus to enhance the orchestral colour. This transcription, available in the original (*) or reduced (°) scoring, incorporates the vocal lines into the orchestra to create a homogenous texture.

*2.2+ca.2+bcl.2+cbn - 4.0.0.0 - timp - hp - solo vln - strings
°2.2.2.2 - 2.0.3.0 - timp - hp - solo vln - strings