Près du fleuve étranger, CG 191 (Gounod, Charles)

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Scores

Publisher. Info. 14 Grands choeurs (No.1, pp.1-12)
Paris: Le Beau, n.d.[1884]. Plate A.L.B. 1266.
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Misc. Notes Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musique (F-Pn): VM7-4209
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13 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2 (E♭), 3/4 (C) • Trumpet 1/2 (C) • Trombone 1/2, 3, Ophicleide • Timpani • Cymbals/Bass Drum • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. London: Novello, 1912. MPR
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2608.
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Vocal Scores

Publisher. Info. New York: J. Fischer & Brother, n.d.[1900]. Plate J. F. & B. 1601.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2608.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Mixed Chorus and Piano
Arranger Henry Farnie (1836–1889)
Translator Paraphrased by Henry Farnie
Publisher. Info. Dayton, OH: Lorenz Publishing Co., n.d.
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For Violin and Piano (Herman)
Arranger Adolphe Herman (1823–1903)
Publisher. Info. Mélodies Célèbres de Charles Gounod, No.7
Paris: Lebeau, n.d.(ca.1877). Plate A.L.B. 731.
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General Information

Work Title Près du fleuve étranger ; Psaume CXXXVII
Alternative. Title By the Waters of Babylon
Composer Gounod, Charles
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CG 191
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICG 141
Key C minor
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1859
First Publication. 1865?
Librettist A. Quételart after Bible (Psalm CXXXVII)
Language French
Dedication Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
Extra Information Originally for mixed chorus a capella, or with piano or organ (CG 191), other arrangements also have catalog numbers and are listed here. For example, CG 191a is for mixed chorus and orchestra.

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Entry at Charles-Gounod.com:

Près du fleuve étranger, ps. 137, choeur à 4 voix, paroles d'A. Quételart. Idem, ibid. (23 février 1861). Trad. ang1. de Farnie. London (1866). (Quatre grands chceurs, n- 1). Ave verum, pour choeur et orch., composé et dédié a la Société des concerts du Conservatoire. Ms. daté du 11 juillet 1861 (Coll. Ch. Malherbe).

Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France  August 19 1865, p.379, registration 1843. (first? publication, not the above arrangement. Probably a vocal score, but unclear. "Strasbourg, sans nom d'éditeur".)