La danse des morts, H.131 (Honegger, Arthur)

Composition Year	1938
Genre Categories	Sacred oratorios; Oratorios; Religious works; For narrator, 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring a narrator; Scores featuring the soprano voice; Scores featuring the alto voice; Scores featuring the baritone voice; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; Latin language

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Language	French/German, Latin
Translator	Hans Reinhart (1880–1963) (German)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Maurice Senart, 1939. Plate E.M.S. 8845.
Reprinted	Paris: Salabert, n.d.(after 1957).
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Language	French/German, Latin
Translator	Hans Reinhart (1880–1963) (German)
Publisher. Info.	Paris: Maurice Senart, 1939. Plate E.M.S. 8844.
Reprinted	Paris: Salabert, n.d.(after 1957).
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Work Title	La danse des morts
Alternative. Title
Composer	Honegger, Arthur
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.	H.131
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	IAH 61
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1938
First Performance.	1940/03/02 - Basel: Basler Kammerchor, Basler Kammerorchester, cond. Paul Sacher
First Publication.	1939
Librettist	Paul Claudel (1868–1955)
Language	French, Latin
Dedication	Paul Sacher (1906–1999)
Average DurationAvg. Duration	35 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Early 20th century
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	narrator, soprano solo, alto solo, baritone solo, mixed chorus, orchestra
Extra Information	The oratorio is mostly in French, with some sections in Latin. In the German translation, the French is replaced with German while the Latin remains unaltered.