Hérodiade (Massenet, Jules)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts / 4 acts
Composition Year 1881; rev.1883-95
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; [20 more...]Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For organ (arr); Scores featuring the organ (arr); For violin, cello, piano (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr)
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Three-Act Version (1881)

 Act I
#940194 - 91.65MB, 545 pp. -  5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 9×⇩ - Alaric

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 Act II
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 Act II, sc.6 (revision)
#940196 - 22.43MB, 119 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 5×⇩ - Alaric

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 Act III
#940197 - 61.75MB, 365 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 6×⇩ - Alaric

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1881.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): A-736 (1-4).
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Four-Act Version (1884)

 Introduction
#33621 - 2.90MB, 11 (1-11) pp. -  7.0833333333333/10 2 4 6 8 10 (12) - V/V/V - 1926×⇩ - jsnfmn

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⇒ 4 more: Act I • Act II • Act III • Act IV

 Act I
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 Act II
#33623 - 31.08MB, 108 (108-215) pp. -  7.4285714285714/10 2 4 6 8 10 (7) - V/V/V - 1545×⇩ - jsnfmn

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 Act III
#33624 - 35.43MB, 141 (216-356) pp. -  6.75/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 961×⇩ - jsnfmn

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 Act IV
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Language French / German
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1892). Plate H. et Cie. 9077.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., 1899. Plate H. et Cie. 19851.
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Act III/IV. Ballet

Engraver Leipzig: C.G. Röder.
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1892). Plate H. et Cie. 9077.
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Parts

Act III/IV. Prélude

⇒ 10 more: Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (E) • Tuba • Timpani • Harp • Violin I • Violin II • Viola • Cello/Double Bass

Publisher. Info. Paris: Hartmann, n.d. Plate G.H. 1304.
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Act III/IV. Ballet

⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet E♭, Clarinet 1/2 (A, B♭) • Alto Saxophone (E♭)/Tenor Saxophone (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (C), 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (F), Cornet 1/2 (A, B♭) • Trombone 1/2, 3/4, Tuba, Bass-Tuba • Timpani, Snare Drum, Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Glockenspiel • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d. Plate G. H. 1333.
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Misc. Notes Renumbered by Heugel, H. & Cie. 9078.
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Vocal Scores

Three-Act Version (1881)

Editor First edition
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1882]. Plate G.H. 1190.
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France 
2e série, 71e année, Nº 4, 28 Janvier 1882, p.62, r.424.
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Four-Act Version (1884)

Language Italian
Translator Angelo Zanardini (1821–1893), Italian text
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d.(ca.1884). Plate 47160, 48098.
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Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1882]. Plate G.H. 1190.
Reprinted Paris: Heugel, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate H. et Cie. 7742.
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Misc. Notes The Hartmann plate number associated with the original 3-act version was reused in publication of the revised 4-act version, yet the scores are not identical.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Three-Act Version (1881)

For Piano

 Overture
#443909 - 6.70MB, 11 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/C - 33×⇩ - Unl

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 Act I
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 Act II
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 Act III
#443912 - 43.17MB, 50 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/C - 23×⇩ - Unl

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Arranger Georges Marty (1860–1908)
Publisher. Info. Milano: R. Stablimento musicale Ricordi, n.d.[1882]. Plate 48098.
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Marche sainte (Act II/III)

For Organ solo (Lamothe)
Arranger Georges Lamothe (1842–1894)
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1882]. Plate G.H. 1285.
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Act III/IV. Prélude

For Violin, Cello and Piano (Saenger)
Arranger Gustav Saenger (1865–1935), as W. F. Ambrosio
Publisher. Info. Celebrated Trios for Violin, Cello and Piano, Series III
New York: Carl Fischer, 1911. Plate 14100.
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For Piano
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1894). Plate H. & Cie. 8945.
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Act III/IV. Ballet

For Piano 4 hands
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1881]. Plate G.H. 1283.
Reprinted Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1894). Plate H. & Cie. 9401.
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Act III/IV. Ballet, No.4. Les Phéniciennes

For Voice and Piano (Massenet)
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General Information

Work Title Hérodiade
Alternative. Title Opéra en trois actes et six tableaux / Opéra en quatre actes et sept tableaux
Name Translations Ηρωδιάς; Иродиада; Іродіада (опера); Herodiada; マスネー：エロディアーデ（仏語）; [2 more...]希律迪亚丝; הרודיאס אופרה
Name Aliases Erodiade; Herodias; Herodiade; エロディアード; マスネ：エロディアード（仏語）; 希罗迪亚
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179759798; LCCN: nr98017281; GND: 30046956X; BNF: 13922793s
Composer Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. DO 14 (3-act version) ; DO 14a (4-act version)
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJM 95
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts / 4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1881; rev.1883-95
First Performance. 1881-12-19 in Brussels, Théâtre de la Monnaie 3-act version (in Italian)
voices, chorus, orchestra, Joseph Dupont (conductor)

1884-02-01 in Paris, Théâtre Italien 4-act version (in Italian)

First Publication. 1882 (vs, 3-Act), 1884 (vs, 4-Act)
Librettist Paul Milliet (1848–1924)
Georges Hartmann (1843–1900), as Henri Grémont
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Cast
Salomé (soprano)
Hérodiade (mezzo)
Jean (tenor)
Hérode (baritone)
Phanuel (bass)
Vitellius (baritone)
High priest (baritone)
A voice (tenor)
Young Babylonian (soprano)
La Sulamite (spoken)

Mixed Chorus

merchants, slaves, Israelites, Roman soldiers

Orchestra

piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, piccolo clarinet,
2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 saxophones (alto, tenor), 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 4 trombones, tuba, contrabass saxhorn,
timpani (2 players), percussion*, 2 harps, strings
* bass drum, cymbals, triangle, sleighbells, bells (also offstage), tambourine,
snare drum, glockenspiel, snare drum, keyboard glockenspiel

Onstage Instruments

2 herald trumpets, sop saxhorn, 2 cornets, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba

Off-stage Instruments

2 piccolos, 2 flutes, 2 clarinets, harp, percussion, piano, percussion
(keyboard glockenspiel, 2 pair antique cymbals, triangle, tambour arabe)
Related Works Pieces based on Massenet's 'Hérodiade'
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information Both versions were first given in Italian. The 3-act version was first performed in French on March 29, 1883 in Nantes, while the 4-act version was premieres in French only on October 2, 1903 in Paris (Théâtre de la Gaîté-Lyrique).

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