Les Érinnyes (incidental music) (Massenet, Jules)

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Original Version, DO 448

Publisher. Info. Paris: Non-autograph manuscript marked Concerts-Colonne, n.d. (ca.1873).
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Revised Version, DO 448a

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.[1876 ca.].
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Misc. Notes Non-autograph manuscript, though notations and corrections in blue crayon appear to be in Massenet's hand.
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Revised Version, DO 448a

Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1876]. Plate G.H.649.
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Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1876]. Plate G.H.649.
Reprinted Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1880].
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Divertissement (Act I)

For Theatre Orchestra (Mouton)

11 more: Flute • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Trumpets • Trombone • Timpani • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1911. Plate H. & Cie. 25,143.
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Misc. Notes Scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, and strings. The parts uploaded here are incomplete (missing oboe, clarinet 2, bassoon and horn parts).
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For Piano 4 hands
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1877]. Plate G.H.939.
Reprinted Paris: Heugel, n.d.(after 1891).
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For Piano
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1877].
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France (2e série, 66e année, Nº 16, 21 Avril 1877, p.229, reg.1109).
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Entr'acte (Act II)

For Wind Band (Momméja)
Arranger Jules Momméja (1854-1928)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Millereau, n.d.[1889]. Plate M.651.
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
78e année, 2e série, Nº 37, 14 Septembre 1889, p.621, reg.3906.
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Invocation (Act II)

For Voice and Piano (Composer)
See: Élégie
Based on the original piano work (see below), not the incidental music.
For Piano (Composer)
See: 10 Pièces de genre, Op.10 (No.5, Mélodie)
The original incarnation of this theme.

General Information

Work Title Les Érinnyes
Alternative. Title Tragédie antique en deux actes
Name Aliases Les Erinnyes
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. DO 448 (original version); DO 448a (revised version)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJM 72
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1872-73, rev. 1875-76
First Performance. 1873/01/06
Paris: Odéon (original version)

1876/05/15

Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique de la Gaîté (revised version)
First Publication. 1876
Copyright Information Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
65e année, 2e série, Nº 26, 24 Juin 1876, p.358, reg.2232 (vocal score).
Librettist Leconte de Lisle (1818–1894)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation see below
  • Original version: chamber orchestra (3 trombones, timpani, strings)
  • Revised version: mixed chorus, orchestra (2 flutes +picc, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B and A, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in D, G and B, 2 cornets or trumpets in B, 3 trombones, sax-tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, strings)
Related Works For the suite of music extracted from this work, see Les Érinnyes (suite).
Extra Information The original 1873 version is minimal in content and instrumentation compared with the 1876 revision, which is greatly expanded. Only the main thematic section of the famous Invocation (Élégie) survives unaltered.