Licensing Company: MTI
Les Miserables
PROGRAMMED INSTRUMENTS
Keyboard 1
Keyboard 2
$275.00
Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 70 million, this musical phenomenon is an epic tale of passion and redemption in the throes of revolution.
PROGRAMMING NOTES
This licensed version is based on the UK 2009 National Tour. It is orchestrated for 2 keyboards and has a separate stick conductor. This show is not designed to be conducted from the keyboard.
Both books are heavily programmed and require excellent players who are experienced with shows that have dense programming. Many of the iconic sounds of this show come from the famous Yamaha DX7 FM synthesizer and all of our programming was done and sampled using this very instrument so you are getting the exact sounds as heard on the cast album. Keyboard 1 has over 120 patches and over 200 patch changes, many of them orchestral and very fast. These sounds range from Strings and Percussion, Brass and Woodwinds, Organs and Guitars, to Electric Pianos and Harpsichords.
Keyboard 2 has more of the synthesized sounds such as pads and leads. This book is also a string heavy book but like Keyboard 1, also has lots of orchestral percussion, organ, brass, woodwinds, and lots of fun sounds such as the Hurdy Gurdy, Banjo, and Accordion.
ORIGINAL MUSICAL EQUIPMENT USED
Yamaha DX7
ORIGINAL MUSIC TEAM
Book by: Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg;
Music by: Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by: Herbert Kretzmer
Based on the novel by: Victor Hugo
Original French text by: Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel
Additional material by: James Fenton
Original orchestrations by: John Cameron
UK Tour Musicians
Musical Director: Peter White
Conductor: Michael England
Keys 1: Andrew Blakemore
Assistant Musical Director / Keys 2: Spencer James
Violin: Charlie Brown
Viola: Lucy Morgan
Cello: Ben Trigg
Bass: Andrew Marshall
Flute / Piccolo / Alto Flute / Treble Recorder: Kieran Moynihan
Oboe / Cor Anglais: Kenny Sturgeon
Bb Clarinet / Eb Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Tenor Recorder: Steve Moss
Trumpet / Flugelhorn / Piccolo Trumpet: Nick Briggs
Horn 1: John Davy
Horn 2: Katie Pryce
Bass Trombone / Tuba: Rhys Smith
Percussion: Ian Cape
Orchestral Management: Maurice Cambridge for Accord Music Ltd.
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical — a true modern classic based on Victor Hugo’s novel and featuring one of the most memorable scores of all time. With countless awards to its name, Les Misérables is as groundbreaking today as it was when it first premiered in London in 1985.
In nineteenth century France, Jean Valjean is released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, but finds nothing in store for him but mistrust and mistreatment. He breaks his parole in hopes of starting a new life, initiating a lifelong struggle for redemption as he is relentlessly pursued by police inspector Javert, who refuses to believe that Valjean can change his ways. Finally, during the Paris student uprising of 1832, Javert must confront his ideals after Valjean spares his life and saves that of the student revolutionary who has captured the heart of Valjean’s adopted daughter. His world view shattered, Javert commits suicide, and Valjean finally attains the peace that he has sought for so long.
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