Bacchus (Massenet, Jules)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1909. Plate H. & Cie. 23,652.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Ballet Music

For Piano

8 more: Introduction • Nocturne • Faunes et Satyres • La Procession des Offrandes • Chasseresses et Bacchantes • Initiation Nos.1-4 • Le Baptême du Vin • Bacchanale

Arranger unknown
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1909.
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For Chamber Orchestra (Mouton)

14 more: Flute • Oboe • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B♭) • Bassoon • Horn 1/2 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Trombone • Timpani/Glockenspiel • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1912.
Symphonia, No.39.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A6576.
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Work Title Bacchus
Alternative. Title Opéra en quatre actes et sept tableaux
Name Translations Baco; Βάκχος; バッカス; Bacchus (opera); Bakh
Name Aliases バッキュス
Authorities Wikipedia; BNF: 14813573m
Composer Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. DO 4
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJM 29
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
First Performance. 1909-05-05 in Paris: Opéra
First Publication. 1908
Librettist Catulle Mendès (1841-1909)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation vocal soloists, mixed chorus (sopranos, contraltos, tenors, basses), orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 4 trombones, tuba, 3 timpani, "timbres", 13 pairs of cymbals (12 small, 1 large), triangle, 12 tambourines, large drum, 4 harps, piano, celesta, strings
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Complete Full Score @ BNF (©1908) (with some handwritten markings)

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Many of the percussion and more orchestration (including 2 more harps, an extra piccolo, a piano, a celesta...) are brought in for a section called "Coulisses" that begins at p.68 of the full score published by Heugel in 1908.


Operas by Jules Massenet