Rienzi, WWV 49 (Wagner, Richard)

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6 more: Overture • Act I • Act II • Act III • Act IV • Act V

Language German / English / Italian
Translator Josiah Pittman (1816-1888), English
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d.[1896]. Plate A. 5970 F.
Reprinted Mainz: Schott, n.d. n.p.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d.[1896]. Plate A. 5970 F.
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Overture

Publisher. Info. Berlin: C.F. Meser, n.d.(ca.1860). MPR
Reprinted Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, n.d. Plate A. 2863 F.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: C.F. Meser, n.d.(ca.1860)
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
Approximately 23 bars (probably 2 pages) are missing from the scan after page 33, despite the sequential numbering of the pages.
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Publisher. Info. Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, n.d.[1896]. Plate A. 5970 F.
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Misc. Notes This score includes measure numbers.
Part of the research project Romantic Overtures, 1820-1850
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Editor Schweibacher (urtext)
Publisher. Info. Schweibacher
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Misc. Notes Reconstructed from IMSLP parts.
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Pantomime (Act II, Scene 3)

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A8446.
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Finale (Act III)

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A5288.
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Friedensmarsch (Act IV, Scene 2)

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A5287.
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Overture

11 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (C) • Bassoon 1, 2, Serpent* (Contrabassoon) • Horn 1, 2 (G); 3, 4 (D) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (D) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba*, Serpent* • Timpani, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Tom-Tom, Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

Publisher. Info. Berlin: C.F. Meser, n.d.(ca.1860). MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project. *Possible to also use a contrabassoon in this opera to replace the Serpent and Tuba parts if those instruments are not available.
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Pantomime (Act II, Scene 3)

14 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 • Bassoon 1, 2, 3 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 • Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani • Snare Drum, Tambourine, Triangle • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A8446.
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Finale (Act III)

13 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (C) • Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (E♭) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (E♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals, Snare Drum, Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A5288.
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Off-Stage
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A5288.
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Misc. Notes Parts are 10 x 13 scans. Off-Stage is scored as follows. 12 Trumpets, 6 Trombones, 3 Tubas, 6 Snares Drums, 2 Side Drums.
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Friedensmarsch (Act IV, Scene 2)

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

Publisher. Info. Berlin: Fürstner, n.d. MPR
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70). Catalog A5287.
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Vocal Scores

Arranger Friedrich Brissler (1818–1893)
Language German / Italian
Publisher. Info. Berlin: C.F. Meser, n.d.[1875]. MPR
Reprinted Berlin: Adolf Fürstner, n.d. [ca.1890]. Plate A. 2830 2842 F.
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Arranger Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849-1921), piano reduction
Language German
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, 1910.
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Language French
Translator Charles Nuitter (1828-1899) and
Jules Guilliaume (1825-1900), French text
Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Flaxland, n.d.[1869]. Plate G.F. 1019.
Reprinted Paris: Durand, Schœnewerk & Cie., n.d.
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Language English / German / Italian
Translator Josiah Pittman (1816-1886), English text
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Adolph Fürstner, n.d.(1880s?) Plate J.A. 1.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project. This translation is mentioned in a bulletin dating from the 1880s (as being a London edition- may be a London copublication or translation based off the Fürstner with unspecified publisher?) so was not first published in 1898 as stated by Sibley.
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Prière de Rienzi (Act V No.13)

Language French
Translator Charles Nuitter (1828-1899) and
Jules Guilliaume (1825-1900), French text
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.136
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1914.
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For Piano solo (Brissler)
Arranger Friedrich Brissler (1818–1893)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: C.F. Meser, n.d.[1875].
Reprinted Berlin: Adolf Fürstner, n.d. [ca.1890]. Plate A. 2830 2842 F.
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For Piano (Doebber)
Arranger Johannes Doebber (1866-1921)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: A. Fürstner, 1911. Plate A. 5980 F.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rokahr Family Archive Mirroring Project.
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Selections

For Theatre Orchestra (Haensch)
Arranger E. Haensch
Publisher. Info. Hamburg: Anton J. Benjamin, 1923. Plate A. T. B. 7495.
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Misc. Notes Ballet Music from the Opera
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For Theatre Orchestra (Ritter)
Arranger W. Ritter
Editor Charles Godfrey (1839–1919)
Publisher. Info. London: Hawkes & Sons, n.d. Plate H. & S. 3267.
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Misc. Notes "Selections from Richard Wagner's Rienzi"
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Overture

For Orchestra (Hoffmann)

14 more: Flute 1, 2/Piccolo, 3 • Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bassoon 1, 2, 3/Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 (A) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani/Snare Drum • Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Arranger Fritz Hoffmann (b. 1873)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d. MPR
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A2244.
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For Theatre Orchestra (Tobani)
Arranger Theodore Moses Tobani (1855–1933)
Publisher. Info. Carl Fischer's Theatre Orchestra Edition, No.516
New York: Carl Fischer, 1898. Plate 5006-81.
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For Wind Band (Meyrelles)
For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Parlow)
For Violin and Piano (Finke and Schultze-Biesantz)
Arranger Fidelio Friedrich Finke (1891–1968)
Clemens Schultze-Biesantz (1876–1935)
Publisher. Info. Overtures to Wagner Operas for Violin and Piano
Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.2549b, n.d.
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For Piano 4 hands
Editor Louis Oesterle (1854–1932)
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1909. Plate 21032
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Ballet Music: Auftritt der Jungfrauen und Festlicher Tanz (Act II, Scene 3)

For Piano (Stradal)
Arranger August Stradal (1860–1930)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 7841.
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Schlachthymne "Santo spirito cavaliere!" (Act III, No.10)

For Piano solo (Liszt)
See: Phantasiestück über Motive aus Rienzi, S.439, by Franz Liszt
For Piano solo
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Collection Litolff No.2527a
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Gebet "Allmächtiger Vater" (Act V, No.13)

For Violin and Piano (Gärtner)
Arranger Hermann Gärtner (1865-ca.1920)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1914. Plate V.A. 4662
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For Organ (Westbrook)
Arranger William Joseph Westbrook (1831-1894)
Publisher. Info. London: Schott, n.d.(ca.1885). Plate 1059.
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For Piano solo (Wenger)
Arranger Alexander Wenger (1877-1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Verlag der Musikalischen Universal-Bibliothek, n.d. Plate M.U.B. 977
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For Piano solo
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, n.d. Collection Litolff No.2527a
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Friedensmarsch

For 2 Pianos 8 Hands (Pauer)
For Piano 4 hands
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1895. Plate 12478
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For Piano (Wenger)
Arranger Alexander Wenger (1877-1941)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Verlag der Musikalischen Universal-Bibliothek, n.d. Plate M.U.B. 976
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General Information

Work Title Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen
Alternative. Title
Name Translations Rienzi; Риенци; ריאנצי; 리엔치; Ռիենցի; [6 more...]Rijenci; Ријенци; รีเอ็นท์ซี; リエンツィ; 黎恩濟; Рієнці (опера)
Name Aliases Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen; Rienzi, o Último dos Tribunos; Rienzi der Letzte der Tribunen; Rienzi, l'ultimo dei tribuni; リエンチ; [4 more...]Rienzi, poslední z tribunů; Rienzi, den siste Tribunen; Rienzi (opera); Rienzi, le dernier des Tribuns
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 316757381; LCCN: no92005877; GND: 300170289; BNF: 139207710
Composer Wagner, Richard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WWV 49
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IRW 41
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1840
First Performance. 1842-10-20 in Dresden, Semperoper
Librettist Richard Wagner
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra [more...]
Cast
Cola Rienzi, Roman Tribune (tenor)
Irene, Rienzi's sister (soprano)
Steffano Colonna, a nobleman (bass)
Adriano, Rienzi's son (soprano)
Paolo Orsini, another patrician (bass)
Raimondo, Papal Legate (bass)
Baroncelli, Roman citizen (tenor)
Cecco del Vecchio, Roman citizen (bass)
The Messenger of Peace (soprano)
Chorus (SATB)
Ambassadors, Nobles, Priests, Monks, Soldiers, Messengers, Populace
Orchestra
piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (B, C), 2 bassoons, (contrabassoon*)
4 horns (2 in G, 2 in D), 4 trumpets (D), 3 trombones, serpent* (tuba)
timpani, bass drum, triangle, cymbals, snare drum, tom-tom, strings
*Possible to also use a contrabassoon in this opera to replace the Serpent and Tuba parts if those instruments are not available.
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