The Tale of Tsar Saltan (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's prologue, 4 acts
Composition Year 1899–1900
Genre Categories Fairy operas; Theatrical Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Librettos; Writings; Russian language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For 4 recorders (arr); Scores featuring the recorder (arr); For 4 players (arr); For 2 flutes (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For flute, piano (arr); For oboe, piano (arr); Scores featuring the oboe (arr); For clarinet, piano (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr)
Related Works For the concert suite, see The Tale of Tsar Saltan (suite)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Violin and Orchestra

 Complete Performance (EU)
#715669 - 1.94MB - 1:20 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 1481×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

MP3 file (audio)
Lucas-coelho (2021/7/14)

Performer Pages Isaac Stern (violin)
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Milton Katims (conductor)
Publisher Info. None but the lonely heart: Isaac Stern plays great violin favorites
New York: Columbia, 1963. MS 6496.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Synthesized/MIDI

Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Orchestra (Johnson)

 Synthesized Performance
#872813 - 0.03MB - 1:53 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 88×⇩ - MID - Clsmaestro

MID file (audio/video)
Clsmaestro (2023/8/31)

Publisher Info. Charles A Johnson, 2023.
Performers synthesizer
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 [tag/del]
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For Orchestra

 Synthesized Performance
#297560 - 1.16MB - 1:16 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8351×⇩ - MP3 - Larrysimons

MP3 file (audio)
Larrysimons (2013/11/5)

Publisher Info. Woodside Park Philharmonia
Performers Woodside Park Philharmonia, directed by Larry Simons
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 [tag/del]
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For 4 Recorders (Olschewski)

 Synthesized Performance
#297560 - 1.16MB - 1:16 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 8351×⇩ - MP3 - Teddymax

MP3 file (audio)
Teddymax (2013/9/29)

Publisher Info. teddymaxProduction
Performers Finale 2011
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes AATB recorders
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For Piano (Rachmaninoff)

 Synthesized Performance (EU)
#190722 - 0.01MB - 1:17 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/27/!N - 3038×⇩ - MID - Reccmo

MID file (audio/video)
Reccmo (2012/3/18)

Publisher Info. Jürgen Knuth
Performers Synthesized MIDI
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0 - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#694773 - 102.17MB, 460 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 343×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Geniusboy98 (2021/4/24)

Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d.[1904]. Plate 4882.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4621.
Copyright
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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

 Complete Score
#99876 - 0.16MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 73213×⇩ - alan850627

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alan850627 (2011/4/24)

Editor Alan Chen
Publisher. Info. Alan Chen
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes "Revised edition"
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 Complete Score
#667850 - 0.24MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 3060×⇩ - Ndeuel

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Ndeuel (2021/1/4)

Editor Nate Deuel (b. 2002)
Publisher. Info. Nate Deuel, 2021.
Copyright
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Parts

Complete

Pit-Orchestra

 Flute 1
#694774 - 4.02MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 180×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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⇒ 29 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1 (A/B♭) • Clarinet 2 (A/B♭) • Clarinet 3/Bass Clarinet (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1 (F) • Horn 2 (F) • Horn 3 (F) • Horn 4 (F) • Trumpet 1 (A/B♭) • Trumpet 2 (A/B♭) • Trumpet 3 (A/B♭) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Glockenspiel/Xylophone • Triangle/Tam-Tam • Snare Drum/Tambourine • Cymbals/Bass Drum • Celesta • Harp 1 • Harp 2

 Flute 2
#694775 - 3.58MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 114×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Oboe 1
#694776 - 3.97MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 110×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Oboe 2
#694777 - 3.12MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 109×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 English Horn
#694778 - 1.24MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 107×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Clarinet 1 (A/B♭)
#694779 - 4.26MB, 56 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 125×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Clarinet 2 (A/B♭)
#694780 - 3.54MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 114×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Clarinet 3/Bass Clarinet (A/B♭)
#694781 - 1.30MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 119×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bassoon 1
#694782 - 3.50MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 109×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bassoon 2
#694783 - 2.91MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 107×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Contrabassoon
#694784 - 0.58MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 108×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 1 (F)
#694785 - 2.13MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 115×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 2 (F)
#694786 - 1.99MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 111×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 3 (F)
#694787 - 1.85MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 114×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Horn 4 (F)
#694788 - 1.81MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 112×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trumpet 1 (A/B♭)
#694789 - 1.63MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 112×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trumpet 2 (A/B♭)
#694790 - 1.45MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 106×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trumpet 3 (A/B♭)
#694791 - 0.45MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 109×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trombone 1
#694792 - 1.38MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 113×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trombone 2
#694793 - 1.30MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 112×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trombone 3
#694794 - 1.28MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 108×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Tuba
#694795 - 1.20MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 112×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Timpani
#694796 - 1.45MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 106×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Glockenspiel/Xylophone
#694797 - 0.36MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 109×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Triangle/Tam-Tam
#694798 - 0.87MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 109×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Snare Drum/Tambourine
#694799 - 0.79MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 111×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Cymbals/Bass Drum
#694800 - 0.89MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 107×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Celesta
#694801 - 0.35MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 110×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Harp 1
#694802 - 1.55MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 111×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Harp 2
#694803 - 0.38MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 105×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d.(ca.1904). MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4621.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The piccolo and strings are missing!
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Offstage Instruments

 Trumpet 1 (B♭)
#694804 - 0.23MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 52×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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⇒ 4 more: Trumpet 2 (B♭) • Trumpet 3 (B♭) • Bells • Bass Drum

 Trumpet 2 (B♭)
#694805 - 0.22MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Trumpet 3 (B♭)
#694806 - 0.24MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bells
#694807 - 0.13MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 41×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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 Bass Drum
#694808 - 0.14MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 45×⇩ - Geniusboy98

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Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d.(ca.1904). MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A4621.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

 Flute 1/2
#627679 - 0.19MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 273×⇩ - Alan850627

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⇒ 11 more: Oboe 1/2/English Horn • Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 • Trombones 1/2, 3/Tuba • Timpani/Cymbals • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Oboe 1/2/English Horn
#627680 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 189×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Clarinet 1/2 (A)
#627681 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 193×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Bassoon 1/2
#627682 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 170×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
#627683 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 189×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Trumpet 1/2
#627684 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 179×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Trombones 1/2, 3/Tuba
#627685 - 0.04MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 183×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Timpani/Cymbals
#627686 - 0.02MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 171×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Violins I
#627687 - 0.11MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 298×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Violins II
#627688 - 0.08MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 197×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Violas
#627689 - 0.07MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 189×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Cellos/Basses
#627690 - 0.09MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 200×⇩ - Alan850627

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Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. Plate 5726.
Reprinted London: Chester Novello, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
#517397 - 57.10MB, 284 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 172×⇩ - Music Addict

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Music Addict (2018/3/31)

⇒ 11 more: Preliminaries • Prologue • Introduction to Act I • Act I • Introduction to Act II • Act II • Act III, Scene 1 • Act III, Scene 2 • Act IV, Scene 1 • Introduction to Last Scene • Act IV, Scene 2 (with outside back cover)

 Preliminaries
#21080 - 1.23MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2197×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Prologue
#21081 - 5.70MB, 27 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1575×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Introduction to Act I
#21082 - 1.75MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1183×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Act I
#21083 - 18.50MB, 65 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1489×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Introduction to Act II
#21141 - 1.38MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 914×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Act II
#21142 - 6.85MB, 40 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1382×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Act III, Scene 1
#21143 - 2.91MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3267×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Act III, Scene 2
#21144 - 7.93MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1378×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Act IV, Scene 1
#21145 - 4.31MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1084×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Introduction to Last Scene
#21146 - 1.79MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 872×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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 Act IV, Scene 2 (with outside back cover)
#21147 - 6.34MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 998×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Language Russian / German
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate 4849.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Censor's date 13 July 1900, 1910 copyright claim.
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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

 Complete Score
#29126 - 1.00MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6905×⇩ - Lyle Neff

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Lyle Neff (2009/3/2)

Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate 4849.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Excerpted from Act III, Scene 1, of the original piano-vocal score.
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 Complete Score
#482361 - 0.12MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 981×⇩ - JamesBrigham

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 Engraving files (Musescore and MusicXML)
#482362 - 0.07MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 688×⇩ - JamesBrigham

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Editor James Brigham (b. 1974)
Publisher. Info. James Brigham, 2017.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. (1901). Plate 4849. Typeset to match the IMSLP upload #29126. For comments on this engraving see my account on musescore.com.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano (Schaefer)

 Complete Score
#941767 - 20.40MB, 188 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 9×⇩ - Cypressdome

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 Cover Page (color)
#941768 - 1.84MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2024/11/15)

Arranger Aleksandr Schaefer (1866-1914)
Editor First edition
Language Russian (supra-linear text)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d.(ca.1900-1901). Plate 4920.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Original images: ca.350dpi, color jp2 files approx. 2915 by 4115 pixels. Editing: re-sampled to 600dpi, converted to black and white tif files, de-skewed, and set uniform margins. Censor's date of 1900 on cover page.
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Selections

For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)

 Introduction to Act I
#192905 - 0.88MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1633×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2014/7/1)

 Introduction to Act II
#90029 - 0.98MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4594×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2011/1/13)

 Introduction to Act IV, sc.2 (The Three Wonders)
#90026 - 1.16MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2826×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2011/1/12)

Arranger Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848-1919)
Publisher. Info. St. Petersburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.[1901]. Plate 4867-69.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Theatre Orchestra (Finck)

 Condensed Score and Parts
#642175 - 10.30MB, 25 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/22/V - 677×⇩ - Davidlhardie

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Davidlhardie (2020/8/18)

Arranger Herman Finck (1872-1939)
Publisher. Info. London: Boosey & Hawkes, 1926. Plate H. & S. 6471.
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Work Title The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Alternative. Title The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess (Сказка о Царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре Князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной Царевне Лебеди) ; Fairy-Tale opera
Name Translations サルタン皇帝; Le Conte du tsar Saltan; Сказка о царе Салтане; El cuento del zar Saltán; El conte del tsar Saltan; Tsaari Saltanin tarina; Mese Szaltán cárról; La fiaba dello zar Saltan; Das Märchen vom Zaren Saltan; La fóla dal śar Saltan; Bajka o carze Sałtanie; Sagan om tsar Saltan; 薩坦王的故事; 萨坦王的故事; Казка про царя Салтана (опера); Приказната за цар Салтан (опера); Приказка за цар Салтан; Pohádka o caru Saltánovi; סיפורו של הצאר סלטאן; Το παραμύθι του τσάρου Σαλτάν
Name Aliases 皇帝サルタンの物語; Skazka o tsare Saltane; El Zar Saltán; El cuento del zar Saltan; El Zar Saltan; Tsar Saltan; La favola dello zar Saltan; Bajka o carze Sałtanie, jego synu, sławnym i potężnym bohaterze księciu Gwidonie Sałtanowiczu i o pęknej Księżniczce-Łabędziu; Das Märchen vom Zaren Saltan, von seinem Sohn, dem ruhmreichen und mächtigen Recken Fürst Gwidon Saltanowitsch, und von der wunderschönen Schwanenzarefna; Skaska o zare Saltane
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177636411; LCCN: n80125016; GND: 300130953; BNF: 13917931s
Composer Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. INR 79
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's prologue, 4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1899–1900
First Performance. 1900-11-03 in Moscow: Solodovnikov Theatre
Nikolay Mutin (Tsar Saltan)
Yelena Tsvetkova (Tsaritsa Militrisa)
Aleksandra Rostovtseva (Tkachikha)
Adelaida Veretennikova (Povarikha)
Varvara Strakhova (Babarikha)
Anton Sekar-Rozhansky (Tsarevich Gvidon)
Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel (Tsarevna Swan-Bird)
Vasily Schafer (Old Grandfather)
Nikolay Shevelyov (Courier)
Mikhail Levandovsky (Skomorokh)
Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor)
First Publication. 1901-04 – St. Petersburg: Bessel.
  • Vocal score, 281 pages. Plate 4849. (1901)
  • Full score, 462 pages (lithographed from a manuscript). Plate 4882. (1904)
Librettist Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946), after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
Language Russian
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2.5 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Tsar Saltan - Царь Салтан (bass)
Tsaritsa Militrisa - Царица Милитриса (soprano)
Tkachikha - Ткачиха (mezzo-soprano)
Povarikha - Повариха (soprano)
Babarikha - Бабариха (contralto)
Tsarevich Gvidon - Царевич Гвидон (tenor)
Tsarevna Swan-Bird - Царевна Лебедь (soprano)
Old Grandfather - Старый дед (tenor)
Courier - Гонец (baritone)
Skomorokh - Скоморох (bass)

Mixed Chorus (SATB)

Nobles, Courtiers, Nurses, Guards, Soldiers,
Sailors, Astrologers, Squirrel, Bumble-bee

Orchestra:

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn
3 clarinets (3rd also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, glockenspiel, xylophone, triangle, tam-ta
snare drum, tambourine, cymbals, bass drum
celesta, 2 harps, strings

Offstage Instruments

3 trumpets, bells, bass drum
Related Works For the concert suite, see The Tale of Tsar Saltan (suite)
External Links Wikipedia article
Opera Guide

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