‘Zaïde’ is a song for soprano and orchestra composed by Hector Berlioz in November 1845 on a poem by Roger de Beauvoir. It was composed at the same time as he resumed the composition of ‘La Damnation of Faust’.
‘Zaïde’ is presented as a bolero and Berlioz's only score involving castanets. Dutch arranger Marc Koninkx transcribed ‘Zaïde’ for soprano and Symphonic Band