Aragonaise, from Carmen (string trio – two violins and cello)

Title: Aragonaise, from the opera Carmen

Composer: Georges Bizet, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Two Violins and Cello

Printout: 6 pages

Note: The Aragonaise serves as the entr’acte to Act IV in Bizet’s magnum opus, the opera Carmen. It is a musical portrayal of the streets of Seville just prior to a bullfight. It’s driving 3/8 rhythms are characteristically Spanish, but the treatment is thoroughly Bizet.

The Aragonaise from Carmen is indispensable for receptions and parties, and it is also available at significant savings in the Bargain Bundle Carmen, Selected Highlights for Two Violins and Cello, Set 1.

A trio arrangement of the Aragonaise from Carmen for violin, viola and cello is also available. Click here.