This music in this arrangement by Carlo Martelli accompanies the drunken and riotous revelry of the Philistines celebrating their capture of Samson after his betrayal by Delilah, in Act 3 of Saint-Saëns opera.
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This music in this arrangement by Carlo Martelli accompanies the drunken and riotous revelry of the Philistines celebrating their capture of Samson after his betrayal by Delilah, in Act 3 of Saint-Saëns opera.
This music in this arrangement by Carlo Martelli accompanies the drunken and riotous revelry of the Philistines celebrating their capture of Samson after his betrayal by Delilah, in Act 3 of Saint-Saëns opera.
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Carlo Martelli was born on the 12th December 1935 in London to an Italian father and an English mother. By the age of eleven Carlo had developed a passion for the symphony orchestra. Just before his twelfth birthday he started taking regular violin lessons and very soon began writing elaborate orchestral scores achieving a mastery in this field by the age of sixteen, by which time he had obtained a County Scholarship to attend the Royal College of Music in London, studying composition and viola. By the time he was 21 he had written a string quartet and had already had a great deal of success with several large scale serious symphonic compositions, notably his Second Symphony, which had many performances and broadcasts by several major orchestras in the few years after its completion. In the 1960's he turned to film music to make a living, and also worked steadily as a freelance viola player. His arrangements for string quartet, trio and other combinations number well over 250 and are played by hundreds of groups all over the world.
Bruch, Max Christian Friedrich
Bruch arr. Martelli – Adagio from Violin Concerto in G Minor (String Quartet)
In this arrangement by Carlo Martelli of the beautiful slow movement of Bruch's Violin Concerto the solo part is unchanged and the orchestral part arranged for the other three players.
Bizet, Georges
Bizet arr. Martelli – Intermezzo and Adagietto from L’Arlésienne Suites (String Quartet)
These are two of the eight pieces that comprise the two suites made from the incidental music that Bizet wrote to Daudet's play. Arranged by Carlo Martelli.
Davies, Henry Walford
This rousing march, arranged by Carlo Martelli, was written by the then 'Master of the King's Music' to celebrate the R.A.F. victory over Hitler's Luftwaffe in September 1940. For secondary schools, colleges, conservatories and professionals.
Grieg, Edvard Hagerup
Grieg arr. Martelli – Norwegian Dance Opus 35 No. 2 (String Quartet)
Grieg was essentially a miniaturist and therefore he tended to excel at this kind of piece, which evokes with a few characterized turns and intervals a deep love for his homeland. Arranged by Carlo Martelli.
Beethoven, Ludwig Van
Beethoven arr. Martelli – Symphony No. 6 Movement 1 (String Quartet) – Digital Download
This opening movement, of perhaps Beethoven's most lyrical and contemplative symphony, lends itself particularly well to transference to the string quartet. Beethoven meant this movement to evoke the awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the country. This skilful arrangement by Carlo Martelli captures the mood intended just as well as the original.
Saint-Saëns, Camille
The famous aria, from which this arrangement by Carlo Martelli is derived, occurs in the second act of the opera Samson and Delilah, in which Samson is seduced by Delilah to trick him into being captured by his enemies. For colleges, conservatories and professionals.