Königskinder (Humperdinck, Engelbert)

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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1897. Plate M.B. 280.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7968.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1910. Plate M.B. 577a.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Pages 153-171, 289-306 from the complete opera score.
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31 more: Flute 2 • Flute 3/Piccolo • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1 • Clarinet 2 • Bass Clarinet • Bassoon 1 • Bassoon 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1 • Horn 2 • Horn 3 • Horn 4 • Trumpe 1 • Trumpet 2 • Trumpet 3 • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam/Tambourine • Triangle/Bells/Celesta/Xylophone • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1897. Plate M.B. 280.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7968.
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Onstage Instruments

8 more: Tam-Tam (low E♭) • Wind Machine • Harp • Piano • Violin I • Violin II • Viola • Cello

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1897. Plate M.B. 280.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7968.
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1897. Plate MB 280 I.
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Arranger Rudolf Siegel (1878–1949), piano reduction
Language German / French
Translator Robert Brussel (1874–1940), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1911. Plate M.B. 576.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete (1910 revision)

For Piano (Rödelberger)

Introduction to Act II

For Orchestra (Roberts)

13 more: Piccolo, Flute 1, 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1/2 (F), 3/4 (F/E♭) • Cornet 1, 2 (B♭) • Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba • Timpani/Cymbals/Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Charles J. Roberts (1868–1957)
Publisher. Info. New York: Carl Fischer, 1911. Plate 14389-55.
Theater Orch., No.1565.
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Introduction to Act III

For Piano and Harmonium (Lange)
Arranger Richard Lange (1867–192?)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Max Brockhaus, 1897. Plate M.B.285.
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Libretti

Publisher. Info. Berlin: S. Fischer, 1910.
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Language German / English
Translator Charles Henry Meltzer (1853–1936), English Text
Publisher. Info. Rullman's Theatre Ticket Office, 111 Broadway, New York, 19(1?)0.
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General Information

Work Title Königskinder
Alternative. Title Märchenoper in drei Aufzügen
Composer Humperdinck, Engelbert
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IEH 10
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1897, rev. 1910
First Performance. 1897-01-23
Munich: Hofoper (original version as melodrama)

1910-12-28

New York: Metropolitan Opera (revised version)
First Publication. 1897 - Leipzig: Max Brockhaus
Librettist Elsa Bernstein-Porges (1866–1949), as Ernst Rosmer
Language German
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2.75 hours
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, alto oboe,
2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, cymbals, wind machine, glockenspiel
celesta, harp, strings
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Extra Information Libretto may be based on the "Goose-girl" in the Grimms' collection.