Work Title
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L'histoire du soldat
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Alternative. Title
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The Soldier's Tale
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Name Translations
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L'Histoire du soldat; Histoire du soldat; Histoire du Soldat; Historien om en soldat; 兵士の物語; Historia del soldado; מעשה בחייל; La rakonto de la soldato; История солдата; 병사의 이야기; Příběh vojáka; A katona története; 士兵的故事
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Name Aliases
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L'Histoire du soldat (Igor Stravinski); L'histoire du soldat (pièce musicale); L'Histoire du soldat (piece musicale); L'Histoire du soldat (pièce musicale); L'Histoire du soldat (Stravinski); Geschichte des Soldaten; Die Geschichte des Soldaten; Die Geschichte vom Soldaten; Geschichte vom Soldaten; L'histoire du Soldat; Història del soldat; Historia de un soldado (Histoire du soldat); Historia de un Soldado; Historia de un soldado
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 176546414; LCCN: n82047906; GND: 300157827; TLS: Histoire_du_Soldat
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Composer
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Stravinsky, Igor
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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K029
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IIS 11
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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2 parts, 16 movements:
- Introduction (Marche du soldat)
- Musique de la 1ère scène
- Musique de la 2me scène
- Musique de la 3me scène
- Introduction (Marche du soldat)
- Marche Royale
- Petit concert
- Trois danses
- Tango
- Valse
- Ragtime
- Danse du diable
- Petit choral
- Couplets du diable
- Grand Choral
- Marche triomphale du diable
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1918
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First Performance.
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1918/09/28 in Lausanne, Théâtre de Lausanne
- Elie Gagnebin (Speaker)
Gabriel Rosset (Soldier) Jean Villard (Devil, speaking part) Georges Pitoéff (Devil, playing and dancing) Ludmila Pitoéff (Princess) Edmond Allegra (clarinet), de Boir (bassoon), Schöldlin (cornet), Miene (trombone), Jacobi (percussion), Fernand Closset (violin), Fricke (double bass) René Auberjonois (design and costumes) Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
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First Publication.
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1920-22 – London: Chester (suites, piano arrs) 1924 (full score, vocal score, parts)
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Librettist
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Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (1878-1947)
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Language
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French
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Dedication
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Werner Reinhart (1884–1951)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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35 minutes
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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Instrumentation
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narrator, actors (speaking and silent), dancer, ensemble (septet)
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InstrDetail
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Cast
- Narrator (speaking)
Soldier (silent) Devil (speaking) Devil (playing and dancing) Princess (silent)
Ensemble
- clarinet, bassoon, cornet, trombone (tenor/bass), violin, double bass, percussion
(snare drum, 2 side drums (large, small) without snares, bass drum, cymbals, tambourine, triangle)
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External Links
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Kirchmeyer Catalog Wikipedia article Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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