Persée, LWV 60 (Lully, Jean-Baptiste)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Prologue and 5 acts
Composition Year 1682
Genre Categories Tragedies en musique; Theatrical Works; Revues; [11 more...]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 orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)
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Contents

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Performances

Naxos

Synthesized/MIDI

Prologue

 Ouverture
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⇒ 10 more: Duo: Sans la Vertu, sans son secours • Chorus: O Vertu charmante! • Duo: La grandeur brillante • Marche pour les Suivants de la Fortune • Aria: Je l'aime constamment • Aria: Ah! s'il m'eut voulu suivre • Duo and Chorus: Sans cesse combattons • Duo: Mille nouveaux concerts • Air and duo: Quel heureux jour pour nous! • Chorus: Heureuse intelligence

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Act I

⇒ 18 more: Aria (Cephee): Les Dieux punissent la fierte • Trio (Cassiope, Merope, Cephee): O Dieux qui punissez l'audace • Aria: Je goutais une paix hereuse • Aria: Mon vainqueur encore aujourd'hui • Aria: De changrin et de colere • Duetto: Le temps seul peut guerir • Ritournelle and Arioso: Ah! je garderai bien mon coeur • Ritournelle, duet and aria (Andromede, Phinee, Merope): Croyez moi • Aria (Phinee): Non, je ne puis souffrir • Aria: (Phinee) Vous suivez a regret la gloire • Trio (Merope, Andromede, Phinee): Ah! Que l'amour cause d'alarmes • Premier air • Ritournelle and arioso (Cassiope): O Junon! puissante deesse • Chorus (Choeur de spectateurs): Laissez calmer votre colere • Second Air • Troisieme Air • Prélude • Chorus: Fuyons ce monstre terrible

 Premier air
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 Second Air
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 Troisieme Air
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 Prélude
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Act II

 Ritournelle
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⇒ 15 more: Aria and duetto: Il est aime de ce qu'il aime • Aria and trio: L'espoir dans nos coeurs doit renaitre • Ritournelle • Prelude and arioso: Infortunes, qu'un monstre affreux • Aria: Il ne m'aime que trop • Duo: Ah! qu'un tendre coeur est a plaindre • Aria and duo: L'amour qu'il a pour moi • Duo: Ah! votre peril est extreme • Entree des Cyclopes • Aria: Hatez-vous de vous signaler • Entree des Nymphes Guerrieres • Aria: Que la valeur et la prudence • Entree des Divinites Infernales • Aria: Ce don mysterieux • Aria and chorus: Que l'enfer, la terre et les cieux

 Ritournelle
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 Entree des Cyclopes
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Act III

 Prelude
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⇒ 8 more: Aria and trio: Je porte l'epouvante • Aria: C'est toujours mon plus cher desir • Aria: Il est vrai qu'un fatal courroux • Aria: Que sert-il de m'entretenir • Aria and Trio: O tranquille sommeil • Aria and Prelude: Un prix qui me doit charmer • Duetto: Meduse apres sa mort • Entree des Fantomes & duetto: Monstres, cherchez votre victime

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Act IV

⇒ 15 more: Duet: Nous ressentons memes douleurs • Duet: Les vents impetueux • Prelude, trio and chorus: O ciel inexorable! • Trio and chorus: Princesse infortunee • Aria: L'amour meurt dans mon coeur • Duo: Ah! quel effroyable supplice! • Chorus and duo: Divinites des Flots • Ritournelle and arioso: Dieux, qui me destinez • Chorus: Le monstre approche de ces lieux • Chorus: Temeraire Persee, arretez • Chorus: Descendons sous les ondes • Chorus: Le monstre est mort • Gigue • Menuet, Aria, Rondeau and Chorus: Notre espoir alloit faire naufrage • Aria and chorus: Honorons a jamais

 Gigue
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Act V

⇒ 7 more: Duetto: Heureux qui peut gouter • Prelude, aria, and chorus: Hymen! o doux Hymen! • Chorus and duet: Cedez, cedez a notre effort • Chorus and trio: Qu'il n'echappe pas • Aria and Passacaille: Cessons de redouter la fortune cruelle • Chorus and trio: Heros victorieux • Air

 Air
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1682.
Copyright
Public Domain
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Editor 2nd Edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Henry de Baussen, 1710.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Reduced Score
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Editor 2nd edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. B. C. Ballard, 1722.
Copyright
Public Domain
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 Engraving files (Finale)
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Editor Damián H. Zanette
Publisher. Info. Damián H. Zanette
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Selections

Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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 Passacaille (Act V)
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Amatus (2014/4/25)

Editor Luca Albanese
Publisher. Info. Luca Albanese
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Misc. Notes Transcribed from pages 311-16 of the first edition (Christophe Ballard, 1682) for modern strings with meticulous care.
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Copyist Johann Jacob Lindner (ca.1677-1734)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1700-20).
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Schrank II coll. ; RISM 212001104
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Passacaille (Act V)

 Violins I (Dessus 1)
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⇒ 5 more: Violins II (Dessus 2) • Violins III (Haute-contre) • Violas I (Taille) • Violas II (Quinte) • Continuo (Basse)

 Violins II (Dessus 2)
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 Violas I (Taille)
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 Violas II (Quinte)
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 Continuo (Basse)
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Editor Luca Albanese
Publisher. Info. Luca Albanese
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Misc. Notes Transcribed from pages 311-16 of the first edition (Christophe Ballard, 1682) for modern strings with meticulous care.
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Vocal Scores

Act III, sc.2: Scène du Sommeil (Mercure)

Arranger Pierre Gouin, piano reduction.
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Scène de Méduse (Act III, sc.1)

For Small Orchestra (Halsey)

⇒ 7 more: Flute • Clarinet in B♭ • Bassoon (also Double Basses) • Violins • Violas I • Violas II • Cellos

 Flute
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Arranger William D. Halsey
Publisher. Info. Meyerbeer Associates
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Misc. Notes Transposed to E♭ major for the convenience of the singer, but it's probably close to the original key. The printed score is in F major but the diapason was a lot lower in those days. It was performed at Orchestra Italiana's "Winter Jam" at Seamonster Lounge, Seattle, January 2015.
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Passacaille (Act V)

For Piano solo (Gil-Marchex)
Arranger Henri Gil-Marchex (1894–1970)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1922. Plate E.M.S. 5384.
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General Information

Work Title Persée
Alternative. Title Tragédie lyrique
Name Translations Perseus; Персей; ペルセ; 珀耳修斯; Persée (ooppera)
Name Aliases Persée (Lully); Persee (opera); Persee
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186102490; LCCN: no97041719; GND: 7659480-4; BNF: 13964050w
Composer Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. LWV 60
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJL 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Prologue and 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1682
First Performance. 1682-04-18 in Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
First Publication. 1682
Librettist Philippe Quinault (1635–1688)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
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External Links Wikipedia article
Persée -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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