Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
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Composition Year | 1905 |
Genre Categories | Lyric dramas; Theatrical Works; Operas; |
Work Title | L'ancêtre |
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Alternative. Title | Drame lyrique |
Name Translations | L'Ancêtre; 祖先 |
Name Aliases | Die Ahnfrau; Die Ahnin |
Authorities | Wikipedia |
Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille |
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ICS 9 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 3 acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1905 |
First Performance. | 1906 February |
First Publication. | 1905 |
Librettist | Lucien Augé de Lassus (1841-1914) |
Language | French |
Dedication | à Son Altesse Sérénissime le Prince Albert 1er de Monaco |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Vocal soloists, Chorus, Orchestra (3 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangles, 2 harps, celesta, strings) |
External Links | Wikipedia article |
Orchestration concluded in Dieppe.