La damnation de Faust / Fausts Verdammnis / The damnation of Faust (1846)

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( Les bergers laissent leurs troupeaux ; Der Schäfer putzte sich zum Tanz ; The shepherd's donn'd his costume gay )

... Dramatic legend ... ... Dramatische Legende ... ... Légende dramatique ...

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) [ France ]

Text by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) [Germany]
Adaptor of the text: Nerval, Gérard de (1808-1855) [France]
Gandonnière, Almire [France]
Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869) [France]
Edition
Published by Breitkopf & Haertel [Germany]
Ref. : ChB 1365  (20 p.)
Type of material: Separate voice parts ; Hire material
ISMN/ISBN : M-004-40167-5
 
Description
Text in: French + adapted in German ; English
Epoque: 19th century  (1800-1849)
Genre-Style-Form: Secular ; Opera ; Romantic
Type of Choir: SSAATTBB  (8 mixed voices )
Soloist(s): Mezzosoprano (1) / Ténor (1) / Baryton (1) / Basse (1)  (4 soloist(s))
Instrumentation: Symphony orchestra  (46 instrumental part(s))
Instruments: Flute (3) with 3 Piccolos ; Oboe (2) with English Horn ; Clarinet (2) ; Bass Clarinet (1) ; Bassoon (4) ; Horn (4) ; Trumpet (2) ; cornet (2) ; Trombone (3) ; Ophicleide (1) ; Tuba (1) ; Timpani (4) ; Percussion (8) ; Harp (2) ; Violin (2) ; Viola (1) ; Cello (1) ; Double bass (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5): 4
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E): E
Tonality: D major
Duration: 120.0 min.
Source of text: "Faust" (Tragödie) / Johann Wolfgang von Goethe