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Originally Posted by siarr  We did "Sampson" last season with the Florida Grand Opera with full scenery, costumes and staging. The orchestra was in the pit, as in most operas. You witnessed what we call a "stage" version of the work.
You're right that this opera (some consider it more of an oratorio) is not bursting with memorable tunes, the way Puccini or Verdi do. However, Saint-Saens was a master composer, and there is much wonderful writing in this opera... |
I am curious about the name of one instrument.
It might have been in the 3rd Act that we sometimes heard what sounded like a horse's hoofbeats.
I finally realized which musician was doing it, but his instrument was hidden behind his music stand.
Would it have been something similar to a pair of coconut half-shells that are clapped on a flat desk top?
Was it intended to be a horse's hoofbeats?
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