Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 7 movements |
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Composition Year | 1848–49, rev. 1852, 1855 |
Genre Categories | Te Deum; Religious works; For voice, childrens chorus, 2 mixed choruses, orchestra; |
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Work Title | Te Deum |
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Alternative. Title | |
Composer | Berlioz, Hector |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | H 118 ; Œuvre 22 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IHB 61 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 7 movements:
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1848–49, rev. 1852, 1855 |
First Performance. | 30 April 1855 Paris: Église Saint-Eustache. Tenor solo, Triple Chorus, Orchestra / Hector Berlioz |
First Publication. | 1855 – Paris: Brandus, Dufour et Cie., Plate B. & Cie. 5448 (later issues), 161 pages. |
Librettist | Traditional Ambrosian text, slightly altered by Berlioz |
Language | Latin |
Dedication | à son altesse Royale Monseigneur le Prince Albert (1819–61) |
Average DurationAvg. Duration | 53 minutes |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | Voices: tenor, double mixed chorus (STB–STB), children’s chorus (SA) Orchestra: 4 flutes (doubling piccolo), 2 oboes (doubling English horn), 2 clarinets (doubling bass clarinet), 4 bassoons 4 horns, piccolo saxhorn, 2 trumpets, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, tuba, ophicleide, timpani, 6 percussion, organ, 12 harps, strings |
External Links | Wikipedia article Holoman Catalogue On-line scores (Scorch format) at Berlioz website |