Jessonda, WoO 53 (Spohr, Louis)

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Complete (WoO 53)

Editor Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1881). Plate 6489.
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Overture (Op.63)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: August Cranz, No.2090, n.d.(ca.1915). Plate C. 45027.
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Overture (Op.63)

13 more: Flute 1/Piccolo (E♭), Flute 2/Piccolo (E♭) • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E♭, E♭, B/B♭/E♭, B/B♭/E♭) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E/E♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Alto, Tenor, Bass) • Timpani • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Breitkopf & Härtels Orchesterbibliothek (No.236)
Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1890].
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Vocal Scores

Complete (WoO 53)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1866]. Plate 4501.
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Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849–1921), piano reduction
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d. (ca.1880). Plate 6178.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano 4 Hands (Mockwitz)
Arranger Friedrich Mockwitz (1785–1849)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.(1826). Plate 1801, 1985.
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For Piano 4 hands

Overture

For Piano 4 hands (Ulrich)
Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827–1872)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d. Plate 7141.
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For Piano 4 hands
Editor Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 21032.
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For Piano (Ulrich)
Arranger Hugo Ulrich (1827–1872)
Publisher. Info. Ouverturen-Album. Sammlung der beliebtesten Ouverturen für Pianoforte solo.
Leipzig: C. F. Peters, n.d.[1890]. Plate 7340.
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For Organ (Best)
Arranger William Thomas Best (1826–1897)
Publisher. Info. Arrangements from the Scores of the Great Masters, Vol.4 (pp.823-835)
London: Novello, Ewer & Co., n.d. Plate 2229.
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Waffentanz

For Piano (Kleinmichel)
See: Ballet-Album by Richard Kleinmichel

Librettos

Language German / English
Publisher. Info. London: A. Schloss, n.d.
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Misc. Notes from the Albert Schatz Collection
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General Information

Work Title Jessonda
Alternative. Title Grosse Oper in drei Akten
Name Translations イェソンダ
Authorities Wikipedia; GND: 300269382; BNF: 139195377
Composer Spohr, Louis
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WoO 53 ; Op.63 (overture)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILS 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1822 March-December
First Performance. 1823-07-28 in Kassel, Hoftheater
conducted by the composer
First Publication. 1824
Librettist Eduard Heinrich Gehe (1793–1850)
after the tragedy 'La veuve du Malabar ou L'Empire des coutumes'
by Antoine-Marin Lemierre (1733-1793).
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 130 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
Spohr on operone.de
Extra Information Overture published in 1824 - see December 1824 Allgemeine Musikalische Zeitung. Op.63 is also attached to the entire opera (not just the overture) irregularly- see e.g. Monatsbericht (1872), p.238 (Op.63. Jessonda. Klav.-Ausg.)