Havanaise

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Havanaise is a virtuosic Romantic-era composition for violin and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns, celebrated for its lyrical melodies and Cuban dance-inspired rhythms.

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instanceOf concertante work ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ
violin composition ⓘ
approximateCompositionPeriod late 19th century ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear 1887 ⓘ
approximatePremiereYear late 1880s ⓘ
associatedWith French Romantic violin repertoire ⓘ
Pablo de Sarasate ⓘ
belongsToRepertoire Romantic violin showpieces ⓘ
standard violin repertoire ⓘ
cataloguedAs Saint-Saëns Op. 83 ⓘ
composer Camille Saint-Saëns ⓘ
composerNationality French ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
dedicatedTo Pablo de Sarasate ⓘ
features dance rhythms ⓘ
lyrical melodies ⓘ
technical display for violin ⓘ
firstPerformanceType concert performance ⓘ
genre Romantic music ⓘ
hasArrangement piano reduction ⓘ
violin and piano version ⓘ
hasForm character piece for violin and orchestra ⓘ
showpiece ⓘ
hasTitleVariant Havanaise in E major, Op. 83 ⓘ
Havanaise, Op. 83 ⓘ
inspiredBy Cuban dance rhythm ⓘ
habanera rhythm ⓘ
key E major ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
notableFor expressive Romantic lyricism ⓘ
showcasing violin virtuosity ⓘ
use of habanera rhythm in classical context ⓘ
opusNumber Op. 83 ⓘ
performancePractice frequently recorded by virtuoso violinists ⓘ
often performed as a standalone concert piece ⓘ
scoredFor orchestra ⓘ
solo violin ⓘ
violin and orchestra ⓘ
structure single-movement ⓘ
stylePeriod Romantic era ⓘ
tempoCharacter moderate dance-like ⓘ
titleLanguageCode fr ⓘ
titleMeaning Habanera ⓘ
typicalPerformanceDuration about 10 minutes ⓘ
about 9 minutes ⓘ
virtuosic true ⓘ
workNumbering single work ⓘ
writtenFor Pablo de Sarasate ⓘ

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