Près du fleuve étranger (Gounod, Charles)
| Title | Près du fleuve étranger ; Psaume CXXXVII |
| Alternative title | By the Waters of Babylon |
| Creators | Charles Gounod, composer A. Quételard, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1861 |
| First published | 1865 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Psalms |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Selections | mixed chorus and piano | Henry Farnie |
| View | Selections | violin and piano | Adolphe Herman |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | parts | Novello | 1912 | Flute 1/2 Oboe 1/2 Clarinet 1/2 (B) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2 (E), 3/4 (C) Trumpet 1/2 (C) Trombone 1/2, 3, Ophicleide Timpani Cymbals/Bass Drum Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Complete | vocal score | J. Fischer & Brother | 1900 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for mixed chorus and piano |
Lorenz Publishing Co. | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Piano score and violin part |
Recordings/Performances
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