Title
The Heiress
For
orchestra
Scoring
3(I=afl,II=afl/picc.1(corA).3.1-4.3.3.1-perc(2):cym/glsp/gong/BD/tgl/ timp-harp-pft(=cel)-strings
ARCO Number(s)
61-A
Category
Orchestral
Arranger
Arnold Freed
Duration
8'
Commission Info
Peter Bay and the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, in commemoration of the composer's ninetieth birthday
Publisher
Boosey & Hawkes
Publishing Status
Published
Year Arranged
1990
Buying Options
Boosey & Hawkes

Editorial Note

After Copland completed the score to The Heiress in 1948, Paramount rewrote the title music to feature the song Plaisir d'Amour, against Copland's wishes. For various reasons, Copland never created a suite from the Heiress. This suite was reconstructed by Arnold Freed in 1990, making available for the first time Copland's original title music for The Heiress.