Work Title
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Pelléas et Mélisande Suite
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Alternative. Title
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Name Translations
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ペレアスとメリザンド; Peleas in Melisanda; Pelléas et Mélisande; Pélleas et Mélisande; پلئاس و ملیزاند
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Name Aliases
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Peleas in Melisanda - Faure; Pelleas et Melisande; Pelleas et Mélisande; Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80
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Authorities
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WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 179458009; LCCN: n85199788; GND: 300051727; BNF: 13912090m; NLA: 35966476
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Composer
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Fauré, Gabriel
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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Op.80
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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IGF 68
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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17 (Incidental music) ; 4 (Suite):
- Incidental Music (17 movements)
- Mélisande's Song
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- Prélude
- Fileuse
- Sicilienne
- La mort de Mélisande
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1898
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First Performance.
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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
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First Publication.
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1900? – Paris: Hamelle, Plates J. 4754 (1-2), 5897, 4754 (3) H.
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Dedication
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(Suite) Mme. la Princesse Winnaretta Singer (b. Edmond de Polignac) (Winnaretta Singer)
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Average DurationAvg. Duration
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16 minutes (suite)
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Romantic
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Piece Style
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Romantic
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Instrumentation
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voice, orchestra (incidental music); orchestra (suite)
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InstrDetail
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- 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
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External Links
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Wikipedia article
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Extra Information
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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.
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