Antigone (Saint-Saëns, Camille)

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Editor First edition
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate D. & F. 4737.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France  2e série, 83e année, Nº 1, 6 Janvier 1894, page 11, registration 67.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Hymne a eros

For Voice and Piano
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Vingt mélodies et duos, Vol. 2
Paris: Durand & Schoenewerk, 1896. Plate D.S. 5089.
Reprinted New York: Classical Vocal Reprints, 1999. Catalog CVR 2864.
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Misc. Notes This extract first published late 1893 also: Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France  2e série, 83e année, Nº 1, 6 Janvier 1894, page 11, registration 68.
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Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, n.d.
Copyright
Misc. Notes The page is torn, obscuring the plate number.
From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
(as digitally mirrored at archive.org).
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Arranger Alain Brunet (b. 1967)
Publisher. Info. Alex'Not
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Misc. Notes fac-simile "moderne" : gravure identique à l'original
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General Information

Work Title Antigone
Alternative. Title Incidental Music
Composer Saint-Saëns, Camille
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. ICS 12
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1893
First Performance. 1894
First Publication. 1893
Librettist Paul Meurice (1818–1905) and Auguste Vacquerie (1819–1895) after Sophocles (ca.497/496–406/05 BCE)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article (on play of Sophocles)