Sneewittchen, Op.550 (Abt, Franz)

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Editor First edition
Language German
Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Johann André, n.d.[1880].
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Language English
Translator Mary A. Robinson (fl.1878–fl.1899)
Publisher. Info. Offenbach: André, n.d. [1881]. Plate 12848.E.
Issued in the United States by Arthur P. Schmidt.
Copyright
Misc. Notes No copyright date visible on score but Library of Congress claims date of 1881. Hofmeister notes that the German-language original version was issued late in 1880. Original scans: 400dpi, black and white tif files approximately 3700 by 5100 pixels. De-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Soprano, Mixed Chorus and Piano (Parlow)
Arranger Edmund Parlow, using the pseudonym Carl Erich
Language English
Publisher. Info. Boston: Carl Prüfer, 1881.
Copyright
Misc. Notes Library of Congress claims date of 1882.
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Offenbach: Johann André, n.d. [1880].
Copyright
Misc. Notes Original scans: 150dpi, color jpg files approximately 1100 by 1700 pixels. De-skewed, re-sampled to 600dpi, and set uniform margins.
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General Information

Work Title Sneewittchen
Alternative. Title Ein Cyklus v. 8 durch Deklamation verbundenen Gesängen f. 2 S. u. A m. Pfte.
Schneewittchen ; Little Snowwhite
Composer Abt, Franz
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.550
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IFA 151
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 8 numbers:
  1. Im großen Walde / In the Forest
  2. Im Haus der Zwerge / In the House of the Dwarves
  3. Sneewitchen und die Zwerge / Snow White and the Dwarves
  4. Die böse Königin / The Wicked Queen
  5. Sneewitchens Freude / Snow White's Joy
  6. Sneewitchen und Königin / Mother and Child
  7. Der Zwerge Klage / The Lament of the Dwarves
  8. Schlußchor / Final Chorus
First Publication. 1880 – Offenbach: André
Librettist Hermann Francke, after Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) & Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859): Märchen der Gebrüder
Language German
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation Soprano, mezzo-soprano, alto + female chorus (SSA) + piano