Composition: Le roi s'amuse (Delibes, Léo)
| Title | Le roi s'amuse |
| Creators | Léo Delibes (composer) and Victor Hugo (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 8 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1882 |
| First published | 1882 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 780 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaillarde | — | — | — |
| Pavane 'Belle qui tiens ma vie' | — | — | — |
| Scène du bouquet | — | — | — |
| Lesquercarde | — | — | — |
| Madrigal | — | — | — |
| Passepied | — | — | — |
| Final. Reprise de la gaillarde | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Scène du bal | piano | — |
| view | Passepied (No.6) | piano 6 hands | Jacques-Albert Anschütz |
| view | Passepied (No.6) | organ | Richard Kountz |
| view | Passepied (No.6) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Heugel | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Scène du bal | — | Heugel | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Heugel | 1885 | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (B, A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (D, E) · view Trumpet 1/2 (D) · view Timpani (also Tambourine) · view Mandolin · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Double Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Heugel | 1900 | Vieille chanson · view |
| view | Scène du bal | Arrangement for piano | Heugel | 1882 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Passepied (No.6) | Arrangement for piano 6 hands |
Heugel | 1886 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Passepied (No.6) | Arrangement for organ |
New York: The H.W. Gray Co. | 1925 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Passepied (No.6) | Arrangement for piano | Arthur P. Schmidt | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | Hans Rosbaud (conductor) | Nos.1, 4-7 · file |
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