| Title | Faust | 
| Alternative title | Romantische Oper in zwei Akten / Grosse Oper in drei Akten | 
| Creators | Louis Spohr (composer) and Josef Karl Bernard (librettist) | 
| Opus | WoO 51, 51a (original, revised versions) | 
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra | 
| Number of movements | — | 
| Keys | — | 
| Composed | 1813 | 
| First published | 1822 | 
| Dedication | — | 
| Tempo markings | — | 
| Metronome markings | — | 
| Time signatures | — | 
| Average duration (sec) | — | 
| Number of measures | — | 
| Composition types | Grand operas | 
| Language | German | 
| Period | Romantic | 
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| Code |  | 
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| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger | 
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich | 
| view | Overture | piano | Hugo Ulrich | 
| view | Polonaise | piano | — | 
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | 3-Act Version | — | Edition Peters | 1856 | Overture (Op.60a) · view Overture (Op.60a) · view | 
| view | 2-Act Version | parts | Edition Peters | — | Complete Parts · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C/B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 1, 2, 2 (2 in C/E, 2 in G/E) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C/E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Alto, Tenor, Bass) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view | 
| view | 2-Act Version (WoO 51) | vocal score | Schlesinger | — | Preliminaries - Act I (segment 1) · view Act I (segment 2) · view Act II (segment 1) · view Act II (segment 2) · view | 
| view | 3-Act Version (WoO 51a) | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view | 
| view | Polonaise | Arrangement for piano | A. Schloss | — | Complete Libretto · view | 
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