The Wreckers (Smyth, Ethel)

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Overture

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1911]. Plate 18684.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): Orchestral Library
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Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1911].
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Misc. Notes Scanned from a rather damaged score, some staves missing measures. Usable. Worldcat gives the publication date of this score as ©1911. A Universal Edition co-edition of this has plate UE 18684, but the B&H edition seems not to have plates.
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Editor Aloïs Jolliet
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Misc. Notes Retypset of the "Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, [1911]" edition
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Misc. Notes Newly typeset edition of the Breitkopf und Härtel edition from 1911
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Act II: Prelude to 'On the Cliffs of Cornwall'

Engraver Leipzig: F.M. Geidel.
Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Co., 1909.
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Misc. Notes Possibly Hathitrust. Orchestrated for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, tuba, 3 timpani, large, small and tenor drums (gran cassa, tamburo piccolo e tamburo tenore), cymbals, triangle, tamtam, bells or glockenspiel, harp, strings.
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Overture

21 more: Flute 1, 2/Piccolo 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭/A) • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Tuba • Timpani • 2 Players: Triangle/Snare Drum/Tambourine, Cymbals/Bass Drum • 1 Player: Triangle/Snare Drum/Tambourine/Cymbals/Bass Drum • Organ • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.[1911]. Plate 21482.
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Misc. Notes Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): Orchestral Library
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19 more: Piccolo • Oboe 1, 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B♭) • Bass Clarinet (A/B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C, also transposed in B♭) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba • Timpani • Percussion 1, 2 (Triangle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, 2 Bass Drums, Cymbals) • Harp • Organ • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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26 more: Flute 1, 2/Piccolo • Oboe 1, 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭/A) • Clarinet 1, 2 (transposed in B♭) • Bass Clarinet (B♭/A) • Bass Clarinet (transposed in B♭) • Bass Clarinet (transposed in B♭, in treble clef) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2 (F) • Horn 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Trumpet 1, 2 (transposed in B♭) • Trombone 1, 2 • Trombone 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Snare Drum/Triangle/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tambourine • Organ • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Act II: Prelude 'On The Cliffs of Cornwall'

19 more: Flute 1, 2 • Oboe 1, 2 • English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2 (A) • Bass Clarinet (A) • Bassoon 1, 2 • Contrabassoon • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2 (C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Tuba • Timpani • Snare Drum/Tenor Drum, / Triangle/Side Drum/Bells (or Glockenspiel), / Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Company, 1909. Plate 12899.
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Misc. Notes Horn 1 is a copyist part. Royal College of Music Library, London (GB-Lcm): Orchestral Library
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Publisher. Info. London: Novello & Company, 1909. Plate 12899.
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Vocal Scores

Language German / English
Translator H. Decker and John Bernhoff (fl.1890s-fl.1940), German text
Publisher. Info. Vienna: Universal Edition, 1916. Plate U.E. 5516.
Reprinted London: Forsyth Brothers, Ltd., n.d.
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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General Information

Work Title The Wreckers ; Standrecht
Alternative. Title Lyrical Drama in Three Acts
Name Translations Vykradači vraků; The Wreckers (opera)
Name Aliases Les Naufrageurs; Strandrecht; Strandpiraten; Strandräuber; Les Naufragers
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183679656; BNF: 139788430
Composer Smyth, Ethel
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IES 16
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1902-04
First Performance. 1906-11-11 in Leipzig: Neues Theater (in German)
First Publication. 1906
Librettist Alma Strettell (1856-1939) and Ethel Smyth
after Les naufrageurs by Henry Bennet Brewster (1850-1908)
Language English
Dedication A la mémoire de Prince Edmond de Polignac
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links Wikipedia article
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Extra Information Publication: original version vocal score without cuts in 1906 (See Hathitrust catalog entry and full view - Harvard); "On the Cliffs of Cornwell" - 1909 ; overture - 1911 (WorldCat) ; complete vocal score and "Ballade und Elegie" - published 1916.