Roland (Piccinni, Niccolò)

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Arranger Gustave Lefèvre (1831-1910), piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Paris: Théodore Michaelis, n.d.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Publisher. Info. Échos de France, Premier volume
Paris: A. Durand & Fils, n.d. Plate D. & F. 89.
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Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.85
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1909.
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Misc. Notes Air commenté par M. Imbart de la Tour
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Overture

For Keyboard (Grosheim)
Arranger Georg Christoph Grosheim (1764–1841)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d. Plate 201.
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Rècitatif et Air: "Je suis trahi" (Mad scene, Act III)

For Baritone and Orchestra (Halsey)
Arranger William D. Halsey
Publisher. Info. W. D. Halsey
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Misc. Notes This is my own orchestration; I didn't have access to Piccinni's original. It was performed at Festa Italiana 2013 in Seattle.
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Gavotte (Act III)

For Piano solo (Martucci)
Arranger Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)
Publisher. Info. 10 Danze Antiche (Series 1)
Bologna: Achille Tedeschi, n.d. Plate 2888.
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General Information

Work Title Roland
Alternative. Title Opéra en trois actes
Composer Piccinni, Niccolò
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. INP 57
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 Acts
First Performance. 1778 January 27 in Paris, l'Académie Royale de Musique
First Publication. 1778 ca. - Paris: l'auteur, M. de La Chevardière, M. d'Enouville
Librettist Jean-François Marmontel (1723-1799)
after Philippe Quinault (1635-1688)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation Voices, chorus, orchestra
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Referred to as a tragedie lyrique in the 1880s Michaelis reduction, but not necessarily contemporaneously.