Le lac des fées (Auber, Daniel François Esprit)

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Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d.[1839]. Plate T.723.
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Overture

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Troupenas, n.d.(ca.1839). Plate T. 723.
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Overture

14 more: Flute/Piccolo • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1/2 (C) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (G), 3/4 (C) • Trumpet 1/2 (G-E♭) • Cornet 1/2 (G-E♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Ophicleid • Timpani • Triangle, Snare Drum, Cymbals, Bass Drum • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

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Publisher. Info. Paris: Troupenas, n.d.(ca.1839). Plate T. 765.
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Misc. Notes Harp part missing.
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11 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (G) • Cornet 1/2 • Trombone 1/2, Bass trombone • Timpani, Snare drum, Bass drum • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. London: Riviere & Hawkes, n.d.
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17 more: No.2, Air: "Ils s'éloignent, je reste" (Act I, No.2) • No.3, Chœur de fées: "Sur cette prairie" (Act I, No.3b) • No.4, Air: "Mes sœurs, attendez moi de grâce" (Act I, No.4b) • No.5, Air: "C'en est donc fait le mariage" (Act II, No.5a) • No.6, Romance: "La nuit et l'orage" (Act II, No.6) • No.7, Air: "Avec adresse, avec audace" (Act II, No.7a), C major • No.7bis, Air: "Avec adresse, avec audace" (Act II, No.7a), E♭ major • No.8, Duo: "Ah! jamais l'on n'a vu ressemblance" (Act II, No.8) • No.9, Duo: "Asile modeste et tranquille" (Act III, No.10) • No.10, Chœur d'étudiants: "Vive, vive la jeunesse" (Act III, No.11) • No.11, Chœur: "Noël, noël, largesses" (Act III, No.12) • No.12, Couplets: "C'est le sort qui seul te donne" (Act III, No.13b) • No.13, Air: "C'est moi qui l'ai frappée" (Act IV, No.15) • No.14, Couplets: "Pourquoi cet air de joie" (Act IV, No.16a) • No.15, Quatuor: "Ainsi jusqu'à ce jour dédaigneuse" (Act IV, No.17) • No.16, Chœur de fées: "Elle dort, glissez en silence" (Act V, No.19a) • No.17, Cavatine: "Sans doute à quelques fêtes" (Act V, No.19b)

Arranger Auguste Mathieu Panseron (1796–1859), piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d.[1839]. Plate T.710.
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Overture

For Piano 4 hands (Schultze)
Arranger Max Schultze
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Plate 2305.
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For Violin and Piano (Panseron)
Arranger Auguste Mathieu Panseron (1796–1859)
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Troupenas & Cie., n.d.[1839]. Plate T.710.(O).
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Misc. Notes Violin part ad lib.; can be played as a piano solo.
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Marche des rois (Act III)

For Simplified Piano (Dressler)
Arranger William Dressler (1826-1914)
Publisher. Info. Winter Evenings, No.12
New York: William Hall & Son, No.12, 1853. Plate 2302.
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General Information

Work Title Le lac des fées
Alternative. Title Opéra en cinq actes
Name Translations Le Lac des fées; 妖精たちの湖
Name Aliases Le Lac des fees; Le lac des fees; 妖精の湖
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 177979596; LCCN: n2007085840; BNF: 14821896t; BNE: XX3351269
Composer Auber, Daniel François Esprit
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. AWV 32
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IDA 24
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 acts
First Performance. 1839/04/01
Paris: Opéra
First Publication. 1839
Copyright Information Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
28e année, Nº 26, 29 Juin 1839, p.312, reg.228 (selections).
Librettist Eugène Scribe (1791–1861)
Mélesville, pseud. Anne-Honoré-Joseph Duveyrier (1787–1865)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation vocal soloists, mixed chorus,
orchestra: piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons,
4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, ophicleide,
timpani, percussion [triangle, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum], harp, strings

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