Violin Concerto No. 1 (Saint-Saëns)

The Violin Concerto No. 1 in A major, Op. 20, by Camille Saint-Saëns is a musical composition for violin and orchestra that was made in 1859. While this concerto is named  "No. 1", it was Saint-Saëns' second concerto for the violin, but was made public first. This piece of music was written for violinist Pablo Sarasate, who was only 15 years old at the time. 

 Instrumentation 
The music was made for violin, 2 flutes/piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, and strings.

 Structure 
The music has one part, labeled allegro.

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The music is played for 12 minutes. 

 References 

 Other websites 
 Violin Concerto No. 1: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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Category:Compositions by Camille Saint-Saëns
Category:Compositions in A major
Category:1850s compositions