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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 serenade |
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Composition Year | 1893 |
Genre Categories | Serenades; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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Work Title | Sérénade du Bourgeois gentilhomme |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Fauré, Gabriel |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IGF 86 |
Key | F minor |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 1 serenade |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1893 |
First Publication. | 1957 – Paris: Heugel |
Librettist | Molière (1622–1673) (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin) |
Language | French |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | voice, piano |
External Links | The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive |
Extra Information | Written in 1893 as part of the incidental music for Le bourgeois gentilhomme. In the play, the Sérénade is written for Dorimène in the events of Act I, Scene 2. The first edition from 1957 (Heugel) contains an English translation by Rollo Myers (1892–1985). |