Pelléas et Mélisande, Op.80 (Fauré, Gabriel)

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Performer Pages Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (orchestra)
Ernest Ansermet (conductor)
Publisher Info. Decca, 1962.
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Performer Pages DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. DuPage, IL: DuPage Symphony Orchestra
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Misc. Notes Performed 9 February 2008. Naperville, IL: Pfeiffer Hall. From archive.org
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Sicilienne (No.3)

For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)

Publisher Info. Paul De Bra, 2024.
Performers Professor P (Paul De Bra playing 4 different accordions and bass accordion)
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Misc. Notes arrangement available from this page
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Suite

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate J. 4754 (i-ii), 5897 (iii), 4754 (3) (iv) H.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 2000. - #23026
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Misc. Notes #81546 - This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Hamelle, n.d.[1901]. Plate J. 4754 H.
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Misc. Notes BNF notice bibliographique
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, 1979. Plate E.P. 13066.
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.[ca 1899].
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Misc. Notes BNF notice bibliographique
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1898 May (Prélude).
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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, 1898 May 31.
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Parts

Suite

12 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭/A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2 (F) • Timpani • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate J. 4755 H.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1957).
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Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.(ca.1901). Plate J. 4755 H.
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Misc. Notes Much cleaner and more readable.
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Editor Aloïs Jolliet
Publisher. Info. Aloïs Jolliet, 2022.
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Misc. Notes Transposed from the parts #36460.
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Prélude (No.1)

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Editor Lance Cowled
Publisher. Info. Lance Cowled
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Misc. Notes The 3rd and 4th horn parts supplied with this set of parts had rehearsal mark 1 in the wrong place, so a new set was prepared.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano 4 Hands (Roger-Ducasse)
Arranger Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873–1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.(ca.1921). Plate J. 5199 H.
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For Piano (Fauré)
Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d. Plate J. 6973, 4318, 6974 H.
No.3 issued ca.1898, Nos.1 and 4 ca.1921
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Mélisande's Song (Act III, Scene 1)

For Voice and Piano
Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.(1937). Plate J. 7830 H.
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Fileuse (No.2)

For Violin and Piano (Auer)
Arranger Leopold Auer (1845–1930)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, n.d.[1907]. Plate J. 5462 H.
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For Piano (Cortot)
Arranger Alfred Cortot (1877–1962)
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. Hamelle, 1921. Plate J. 4773 H.
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Misc. Notes From the uploader's library.
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Sicilienne (No.3)

For 4 Accordions and Bass Accordion (De Bra)
Arranger Paul De Bra (b. 1959)
Publisher. Info. Paul De Bra, 2024.
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Misc. Notes also suitable for larger ensemble
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General Information

Work Title Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
Alternative. Title
Name Translations ペレアスとメリザンド; Peleas in Melisanda; Pelléas et Mélisande; Pélleas et Mélisande; پلئاس و ملیزاند
Name Aliases Peleas in Melisanda - Faure; Pelleas et Melisande; Pelleas et Mélisande; Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179458009; LCCN: n85199788; GND: 300051727; [2 more...]BNF: 13912090m; NLA: 35966476
Composer Fauré, Gabriel
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.80
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IGF 68
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 17 (Incidental music) ; 4 (Suite):
  • Incidental Music (17 movements)
Mélisande's Song
  • Suite (4 movements)
  1. Prélude
  2. Fileuse
  3. Sicilienne
  4. La mort de Mélisande
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1898
First Performance. 1898-06-21 (Incidental music) in London, Prince of Wales Theatre.
Gabriel Fauré, conductor

1901-02-03 (suite - Nos.1, 2, 4) in Paris: Concerts Lamoureux.

Camille Chevillard, conductor
First Publication. 1900? – Paris: Hamelle, Plates J. 4754 (1-2), 5897, 4754 (3) H.
Dedication (Suite) Mme. la Princesse Winnaretta Singer (b. Edmond de Polignac) (Winnaretta Singer)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 16 minutes (suite)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voice, orchestra (incidental music); orchestra (suite)
InstrDetail [more...]
Incidental Music
Voice - soprano
Orchestra
2 flutes, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon
2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harp, 2 violins, viola, cello
Suite
Orchestra
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, harp, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
Extra Information The incidental music was apparently orchestrated in part by Charles Koechlin. Fauré re-orchestrated movements 1, 2, and 4 of the suite in 1900, adding the "Sicilienne"(No.3) about a decade later.