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JARRE – Lara’s Theme from the film ‘Dr. Zhivago’ – TWO OR THREE CELLOS

Other Identification:
“Lara’s Theme” is the name given to a ‘leitmotif’ written for the 1965 film Doctor Zhivago by composer Maurice Jarre. Soon afterward, the leitmotif became the basis of the song “Somewhere, My Love”. Numerous versions, both orchestral and vocal, have since been recorded, among the most popular was the version by Ray Conniff Singers.
Maurice Jarre was asked by the film director David Lean to write the score for Doctor Zhivago, including a theme for the character of Lara, played by Julie Christie. Jarre wrote a number of themes for the film; however, Lean was dissatisfied with the theme for Lara. Lean suggested to Jarre that, rather than thinking about Zhivago or Russia, the theme should not be specifically about Russia, rather it should be a universal theme. Jarre spent the weekend in the mountains above Los Angeles, and by Monday, he had found “Lara’s Theme” when composing on the piano in an hour.
Curiously, in editing Zhivago, Lean and producer Carlo Ponti reduced or outright deleted many of the other themes composed by Jarre; Jarre was somewhat unhappy because he felt that an over-reliance on “Lara’s Theme” would ruin the soundtrack.

Movements or sections:
On the Doctor Zhivago soundtrack album, there is no track actually listed as “Lara’s Theme”, but it is heavily used. Some tracks briefly include it, while others are composed entirely from the motif. The orchestration is varied, most notably with balalaika and orchestra.

Instrumentation:
DUO OF TWO CELLOS, OR TRIO OF THREE CELLOS
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1 PDF, including each of the individual parts.

Approximate difficulty:
Medium – to – difficult

Dedicatee of this presentation (if applicable):
This musical creation was originally written for Lara Vidal (2 Cellos) and Barbara Hedlund (3 Cellos).

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