Circé (Desmarets, Henri)

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1694).
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Misc. Notes F-Pn Mus, X.92
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1694.
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Misc. Notes Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich (D-Mbs): RISM-A/I: D-1768
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1694.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque royale de Belgique, B-Br 1562711
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5 more: Haute-contre • Taille • Basse • Premier dessus de violons, flutes, hautbois (Incomplete) • Basse continue (Incomplete)

Publisher. Info. Versailles: André Danican Philidor, 1703.
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Misc. Notes about 20 first pages lost on instrumental dessus and B.C. - Score matched with Louis Lully's "Orphée" - B.Versailles scan error on Haute-contre : p.13 non available (64 on manuscript)
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Addfilenum[1]

Rigaudon (No.9)

For Violin and Piano (Melartin)
Arranger Erkki Melartin (1875-1937)
Publisher. Info. London: J. & W. Chester, Ltd., n.d. Plate J.W.C. 338.
Reprinted Helsingfors: Fazer, n.d.
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For Piano (Pauer)
See: Popular Pieces from the Works of Old French Composers (No.8)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1694.
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General Information

Work Title Circé, Tragédie en un prologue et 5 actes
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Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Desmarets, Henri
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IHD 3
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's prologue, 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1694
First Performance. 1694-10 in Paris, Académie Royale de Musique
First Publication. 1964
Librettist Louise-Geneviève Gillot de Saintonge (1650-1718)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, orchestra [more...]
Rôles
Un plaisir (Fa 4)
2 nymphes de la Seine (Sol 2, Ut 1)
un dieu des eaux (Fa 4)
Circé (Ut 1)
Astérie (Ut 1)
Ulisse (Ut 3)
un amant fortuné (Ut 3)
Elphénor (Fa 4)
le grand prêtre (Fa 4)
un Grec (Fa 4)
l'amour (Sol 2)
Polite (Fa 4)
Eolie (Ut 1)
Minerve (Ut 1)
un songe (Ut 3)
Phantase (Fa 4)
Phoebétor (Fa 4)
l'ombre d'Elphénor (Fa 4)
Mercure (Ut 3)
une néréide (Sol 2)
Choeur
Sol 2, Ut 3, Ut 4, Fa 4
Orchestra
haute-contre I (Sol 1), dessus I (Ut 1), dessus II (Ut 2), taille (Ut 3), basse (Fa 4)