Composition: The Wreckers (Smyth, Ethel)
| Title | The Wreckers ; Standrecht |
| Alternative title | Lyrical Drama in Three Acts |
| Creators | Ethel Smyth (composer) and Alma Strettell (librettist) |
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| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1902 |
| First published | 1906 |
| Dedication | A la mémoire de Prince Edmond de Polignac |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lyric dramas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
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| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Aloïs Jolliet | 2020 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | ComposHer | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Act II: Prelude to 'On the Cliffs of Cornwall' | — | Novello | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Piccolo 1 · view Flute 1, 2/Piccolo 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A) · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view 2 Players: Triangle/Snare Drum/Tambourine, Cymbals/Bass Drum · view 1 Player: Triangle/Snare Drum/Tambourine/Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Organ · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Aloïs Jolliet | 2020 | Flute 1, 2/Piccolo · view Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B) · view Bass Clarinet (A/B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C, also transposed in B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Percussion 1, 2 (Triangle, Snare Drum, Tambourine, 2 Bass Drums, Cymbals) · view Harp · view Organ · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | ComposHer | 2021 | Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A) · view Clarinet 1, 2 (transposed in B) · view Bass Clarinet (B/A) · view Bass Clarinet (transposed in B) · view Bass Clarinet (transposed in B, in treble clef) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (F) · view Horn 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (transposed in B) · view Trombone 1, 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Snare Drum/Triangle/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tambourine · view Organ · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Act II: Prelude 'On The Cliffs of Cornwall' | parts | Novello | — | Piccolo 1 · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bass Clarinet (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Snare Drum/Tenor Drum, Triangle/Side Drum/Bells (or Glockenspiel), Bass Drum/Cymbals/Tam-Tam · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Act II: Prelude 'On The Cliffs of Cornwall' | parts | Novello | — | Cellos · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Universal Edition | 1916 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
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