L'enfant prodigue (Debussy, Claude)
| Title | L'Enfant Prodigue |
| Alternative title | Scène lyrique |
| Creators | Claude Debussy, composer Édouard Guinand, librettist |
| Opus | CD 61 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, tenor, baritone and orchestra soprano, tenor, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 9 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1884 |
| First published | 1884 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1320 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred cantatas |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prélude. Andante, très calme | — | B major | — |
| Air. L'année, en vain chasse l'année | — | — | — |
| Récit. Eh bien, encor des pleurs ! | — | — | — |
| Cortège et Air de danse | — | — | — |
| Récit et Air. Ces airs joyeux ; O temps, à jamais effacé | — | — | — |
| Récit et Air. Je m'enfuis | — | — | — |
| Duo. Rouvre les yeux à la lumière | — | — | — |
| Air. Mon fils est revenu | — | — | — |
| Trio. Mon cœur renaît à l’espérance | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Prélude, Cortège et Air de Danse | piano 4 hands | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Revised version (1907) | — | Durand | 1908 | Complete Score |
| View | Revised version (1907) | — | Durand | 1908 | Complete Score |
| View | Revised version (1907) | parts | Durand | 1908 | Flute 1/2, 3/Piccolo Oboe 1/2, English Horn Clarinet 1/2 (A) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) Trumpet 1/2 (F) Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba Timpani, Cymbals, Tambourine Harp 1/2 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Revised version (1907) | vocal score | Durand | 1908 | Complete Score Prélude (scan) Prélude (filter) |
| View | Prélude, Cortège et Air de Danse | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Durand | 1907 | Complete Score |
| View | Prélude, Cortège et Air de Danse | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Durand | 1905 | Cortège et Air de danse |
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