Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy, Claude)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 acts
Composition Year 1893-1902
Genre Categories Lyric dramas; Theatrical Works; Operas; Lyric operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For violin, cello, piano (arr); For 3 players (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For flute, violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); For flute, violin, cello (arr); For clarinet, violin, cello, double bass, piano (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the double bass (arr); For 5 players (arr); For flute, clarinet, violin, double bass, piano (arr); For flute, clarinet, violin, cello, double bass (arr); for clarinet, violin, cello, double bass and piano (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For clarinet, violin, cello, piano (arr); For 4 players (arr)

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Act I
#411008 - 14.04MB, 78 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 792×⇩ - 2138

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⇒ 4 more: Act II • Act III • Act IV • Act V

 Act II
#411009 - 18.81MB, 110 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 244×⇩ - 2138

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 Act III
#411010 - 18.06MB, 97 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 292×⇩ - 2138

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 Act IV
#139162 - 10.41MB, 226 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1772×⇩ - Mark Starr

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 Act V
#411011 - 9.78MB, 53 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 238×⇩ - 2138

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1902.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Low resolution color scan
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 Complete Score
#16926 - 23.87MB, 410 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19601×⇩ - Daphnis

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Fromont, 1904. Plate E. 1418 F.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1985.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This contains the expanded orchestral interludes in Acts I, II and IV but not Debussy's extensive 1905 revisions of orchestration
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 Complete Score
#644421 - 14.18MB, 409 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 387×⇩ - Alan850627

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Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Fromont, 1904. Plate D.& F. 6577.
Reprinted Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d.[ca.1971].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This includes Debussy's 1905 revisions of the orchestration.
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Parts

1905 Revisions

 Flutes 1/2
#644537 - 1.55MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 88×⇩ - Alan850627

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⇒ 18 more: Flute 3 • Oboes 1/2 • English Horn • Clarinets 1/2 • Bassoons 1/2 • Bassoon 3 • Horns 1/2 • Horns 3/4 • Trumpets 1/2, 3 • Trombones 1/2, 3/Tuba • Timpani • Cymbals/Triangle, Bells, Glockenspiel • Harps 1/2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute 3
#644538 - 0.43MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 66×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Oboes 1/2
#644539 - 1.31MB, 35 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 73×⇩ - Alan850627

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 English Horn
#644540 - 0.97MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 69×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Clarinets 1/2
#644541 - 1.69MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 84×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Bassoons 1/2
#644542 - 1.40MB, 39 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 72×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Bassoon 3
#644543 - 0.53MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 62×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Horns 1/2
#644544 - 1.37MB, 38 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 76×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Horns 3/4
#644545 - 1.03MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 63×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Trumpets 1/2, 3
#644546 - 0.37MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 75×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Trombones 1/2, 3/Tuba
#644547 - 0.38MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 79×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Timpani
#644548 - 0.31MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 65×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Cymbals/Triangle, Bells, Glockenspiel
#644549 - 0.16MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 73×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Harps 1/2
#644550 - 0.78MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 79×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Violins I
#644551 - 1.82MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 116×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Violins II
#644552 - 1.93MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 64×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Violas
#644553 - 1.94MB, 49 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 74×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Cellos
#644554 - 1.87MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 79×⇩ - Alan850627

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 Basses
#644555 - 1.17MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 75×⇩ - Alan850627

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Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1905. Plate D. & F. 6578.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Includes Debussy's 1905 revisions of the orchestration. Matching score #644421 (D. & F. 6577). The violin parts have the copyright imprint.
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 Contraltos, Tenors/Basses
#644536 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 13×⇩ - Alan850627

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Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1905. Plate D. & F. 6579.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Includes Debussy's 1905 revisions of the orchestration. Matching score #644421 (D. & F. 6577). The violin parts have the copyright imprint.
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Vocal Scores

 Complete Score
#33280 - 15.68MB, 289 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8816×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/6/22)

Editor First edition
Language French
Publisher. Info. Paris: E. Fromont, 1902. Plate E. 1416 F.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes As the first edition of the vocal score this does not contain the expanded orchestral interludes in Acts I, II and IV but does retain passages cut from later editions: pp.164-165, pp.168-169
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 Complete Score
#26383 - 18.86MB, 313 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4975×⇩ - Alaric

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Alaric (2007/9/14)

Language French / English
Translator Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913), English text
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Fils, 1907. Plate D. & F. 6953.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Revised edition of vocal score with expanded interludes.
#26383: 300 dpi monochrome scan.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Piano (Roques)

 Complete Score
#888367 - 89.78MB, 233 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Léon Roques (1839-1923)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1907. Plate D. & F. 6868.
Copyright
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Les cheveux (Act III, Sc.1)

For Piano 4 hands (Roques)

 Complete Score
#22186 - 0.91MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1456×⇩ - Morel

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Arranger Léon Roques (1839–1923)
Publisher. Info. Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1906. Plate D.& F. 6793.
Copyright
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Fantaisie [Excerpts]

For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
#491055 - 3.57MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 72×⇩ - Kosboot

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Arranger Léon Roques (1839–1923)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand et Cie., 1911. Plate D. & F. 8227.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes "Fantasie" [excerpts]
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Interludes

For Piano (Samazeuilh)

 Complete Score
#644433 - 0.47MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/38 - 77×⇩ - Sallen112

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Arranger Gustave Samazeuilh (1877-1967)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand, 1905. Plate D. & F. 6590.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Original uploaded by Daphnis on 2011-01-16.
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Selections

For 3 or 5 Instruments (Mouton)

 Complete Score
#83540 - 0.91MB, 15 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 2813×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/1)

⇒ 4 more: Flute • Clarinet (B♭ - optional) • Cello • Bass (optional)

 Flute
#83541 - 0.18MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 1161×⇩ - Carolus

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 Clarinet (B♭ - optional)
#83542 - 0.20MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 708×⇩ - Carolus

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 Cello
#83543 - 0.20MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 694×⇩ - Carolus

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 Bass (optional)
#83544 - 0.12MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 457×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2010/11/1)

Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Fils, 1909. Plate D. & F. 7423.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
Opt.A: Violin, Cello, Piano
Opt.B: Flute, Violin, Piano
Opt.C: Flute, Cello, Piano
Clarinet and Bass are optional. Violin part lacking.
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For Clarinet, Violin, Cello, Double Bass and Piano (Mouton)

 Très modéré - Violin Part
#850840 - 0.46MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/25 - 97×⇩ - Olivier Meige

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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)
Editor Olivier Meige
Publisher. Info. Olivier Meige
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For Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano (Meige)

 Clarinet Part (A)
#857992 - 0.39MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/25 - 75×⇩ - Olivier Meige

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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)
Editor Olivier Meige
Publisher. Info. Olivier Meige, 2023.
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Misc. Notes basé sur l'arrangement de H. Mouton. transcrition de la partie de clarinette en si bémol
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Libretti

 Complete Libretto
#34738 - 3.99MB, 51 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2847×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/7/13)

Language French / English
Translator Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913), English text
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1907.
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 Complete Libretto
#34739 - 1.23MB, 58 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 705×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2009/7/13)

Language German
Translator Otto Neitzel (1852–1920), German text
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Albert Ahn Verlag, 1906.
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General Information

Work Title Pelléas et Mélisande
Alternative. Title Drame lyrique en cinq actes
Name Translations Пелеас и Мелизанда; Pelleas a Melisanda; Πελλέας και Μελισσάνθη; Peleas y Melisande; Pelléas és Mélisande; ペレアスとメリザンド; 펠레아스와 멜리장드; Peleas i Melizanda; Pelléas och Mélisande; 佩利亞斯與梅麗桑德; Пеллеас и Мелизанда; Пеллеас і Мелізанда; Պելեաս և Մելիսանդե (օպերա); پلئاس و ملیزاند (اپرا); פליאס ומליסנדה
Name Aliases Pelléas a Melisanda; Pelléas a Mélisanda; Pelleas et Melisande; Pelleas und Melisande; 佩利亞與梅麗桑
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 185487510; LCCN: n78025522; GND: 300042248; BNF: 139114251
Composer Debussy, Claude
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CD 93 ; L.88
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICD 60
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1893-1902
First Performance. 1902-04-30 in Paris, Opéra-Comique.
Soli, chorus and orchestra / André Messager (1853-1929)
First Publication. Paris: E. Fromont
1902 - vocal score, Plate E. 1416 F., 283 pages
1904 - full score, Plate E. 1418 F., 409 pages
Librettist Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949)
Language French
Dedication Georges Hartmann (posthumously)
André Messager
Average DurationAvg. Duration 150-180 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation 7 voices, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
InstrDetail
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, cymbals, glockenspiel, bell, 2 harps, strings
External Links Centre de documentation Claude Debussy
Wikipedia article
Metropolitan Opera Synopsis
Video on new urtext Pelleas score by its editor
Pelléas et Mélisande -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
MusicBrainz
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