Composition: Hänsel und Gretel (Humperdinck, Engelbert)

Title	Hänsel und Gretel
Alternative title	Märchenspiel in drei Bildern
Creators	Engelbert Humperdinck (composer) and Adelheid Wette (librettist)
Opus
Instrumentation	voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
Number of movements	—
Keys	—
Composed	1891
First published	1894
Dedication	—
Tempo markings	—
Metronome markings	—
Time signatures	—
Average duration (sec)	—
Number of measures	—
Composition types	Fairy operas
Language	German
Period	Romantic
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Sections

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Arrangements

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
view	Complete	piano 4 hands	Richard Kleinmichel
view	Selections	mixed chorus and 4 horns	Arie van Hoek
view	Selections	male chorus and 4 horns	Arie van Hoek
view	Vorspiel	14 recorders	David Edward Kemp
view	Vorspiel	piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass	Patrick Clements
view	Vorspiel	2 piano 8 hands	Otto Singer II
view	Vorspiel	piano and harmonium	August Reinhard
view	Vorspiel	4 horns	Arie van Hoek
view	Sandmännchen (Act II)	cello and piano violin and piano	Georg Goltermann
view	Sandmännchen (Act II)	piano and harmonium	August Reinhard
view	Sandmännchen (Act II)	organ	Edwin Henry Lemare
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	soprano, mixed chorus, cello and organ	Gabriel Isenberg
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	mixed chorus	Manfred R. Eibl
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	piccolo trumpet, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba	Stefan Adams
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	orchestra	—
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	piano	—
view	Traum-Pantomime	2 violins, viola, cello and piano	Jean-Baptiste Horn

Scores

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File
view	Complete	—	Schott	1894	Complete Score · view Complete Score (cropped for A4) · view
view	Complete	—	Schott	1894	Complete Score · view Segment 1 · view Segment 2 · view Segment 3 · view Segment 4 · view Segment 5 · view Segment 6 · view Segment 7 · view Segment 8 · view
view	Complete	—	—	—	Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II - Act III · view
view	Vorspiel	—	Schott	1894	Complete Score · view Complete Score · view
view	Vorspiel	—	Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne	1894	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	parts	Schott	1894	Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Horn 3 · view Horn 4 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Triangle · view Cuckoo/Tam-Tam · view Tambourine/Glockenspiel/Xylophone · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view
view	Complete	parts	—	—	Cello Solo Part (for auditions) · view
view	Vorspiel	parts	Schott	1894	Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B, E) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Tambourine, Cymbals, Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view
view	Complete	vocal score	Schott	1894	Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view
view	Complete	vocal score	Schott	1897	Act I Vorspiel · view Act I · view Act II Vospiel: Der Hexenritt (The Witch's Ride) · view Act II · view Act III · view
view	Complete	vocal score	—	—	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	—	Fred Rullman	1905	Complete Libretto · view Complete Libretto · view Color Cover · view
view	Complete	Arrangement for piano 4 hands by Richard Kleinmichel	Schott	1897	Complete Score · view
view	Complete	Arrangement for mixed chorus and 4 horns by Arie van Hoek ; selections	Arie van Hoek	2020	Complete Score (English) · view Complete Score (German) · view Vocal Score (English) · view Vocal Score (German) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Choral Score (English) · view Choral Score (German) · view Piano · view
view	Complete	Arrangement for male chorus and 4 horns by Arie van Hoek ; selections	Arie van Hoek	2020	Complete Score (English) · view Complete Score (German) · view Vocal Score (English) · view Vocal Score (German) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Choral Score (English) · view Choral Score (German) · view Piano · view
view	Vorspiel	Arrangement for 14 recorders by David Edward Kemp	—	—	Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view
view	Vorspiel	Arrangement for piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns and double bass by Patrick Clements	Patrick Clements	2017	Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view
view	Vorspiel	Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands by Otto Singer II	Schott	—	Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view
view	Vorspiel	Arrangement for piano and harmonium by August Reinhard	Schott	—	Complete Score · view
view	Vorspiel	Arrangement for 4 horns by Arie van Hoek	Arie van Hoek	2017	Complete Score · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Horn 4 (F, bass clef) · view
view	Sandmännchen (Act II)	Arrangement for cello and piano violin and piano by Georg Goltermann	Schott	1895	Complete Score and Cello or Violin Parts · view
view	Sandmännchen (Act II)	Arrangement for piano and harmonium by August Reinhard	Schott	—	Front and back cover (color scan) · view Complete Score (also Piano part) · view Harmonium Part · view Complete Score · view
view	Sandmännchen (Act II)	Arrangement for organ by Edwin Henry Lemare	—	—	Complete Score · view
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	Arrangement for soprano, mixed chorus, cello and organ by Gabriel Isenberg	—	—	Complete Score and Parts · view
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	Arrangement for mixed chorus by Manfred R. Eibl	Taxus	2019	Complete score · view Voices · view
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	Arrangement for piccolo trumpet, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones and tuba by Stefan Adams	—	—	Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets in B) · view Complete Score and Parts (Trumpets in C) · view
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	Arrangement for orchestra	Schott	1895	Complete Score · view Piccolo, Flute · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani · view Triangle, Glockenspiel · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view
view	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)	Arrangement for piano	D. Bolle	—	Complete Score · view
view	Traum-Pantomime	Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano by Jean-Baptiste Horn	Schott	1895	Complete Score · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view

Recordings/Performances

Details	Type	Section	Performers	Arranged for	Files
view	Synthesized		—	Friz Lehmann (conductor)	—	Act 1 · file Act 2 · file Act 3 · file
view	Synthesized	Synthesized	Vorspiel		For 14 Recorders (Kemp)	Synthesized Performance · file
view	Synthesized	Synthesized	Abends, will ich schlafen geh'n (Act II, Evening Prayer)		For Piccolo Trumpet, 4 Trumpets, 4 Trombones and Tuba (Adams)	Synthesized Performance · file

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