Les Boréades, RCT 31 (Rameau, Jean-Philippe)

Title Les Boréades
Creators Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer
Opus
Instrumentation voices and orchestra
Number of movements
Keys
Composed 1763
First published 1910
Dedication
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 120
Number of measures
Composition types Tragedies en musique
Language French
Period Baroque
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Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Contredanse en Rondeau (Act I) keyboard Saverio Lomartire
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) flute, violin, clarinet, organ and cello Michael Köhne
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) harpsichord Thomas Dent
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) harpsichord Andreas Edlund
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) piano Ruoshi Sun
View Contredanse Très vive 2 violins Sean Franklin Brown

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Manuscript Complete Score
View Complete selections Act IV, Sc.4. Entrée de Polimnie
Act V, Sc.1. Prélude
View Complete selections Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4)
Gavottes 1 & 2
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) parts Violins I/II and Flutes 1/2
Violas
Bassoons
Double Basses
Continuo (Cellos, Keyboard)
View Contredanse en Rondeau (Act I) Arrangement for keyboard
by Saverio Lomartire
Complete Score
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) Arrangement for flute, violin, clarinet, organ and cello
by Michael Köhne
Complete Score
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) Arrangement for harpsichord
by Thomas Dent
Complete Score ( C major )
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) Arrangement for harpsichord
by Andreas Edlund
Complete Score
Engraving files (.mxl)
View Entrée de Polimnie (Act IV, Sc.4) Arrangement for piano
by Ruoshi Sun
Ruoshi Sun 2021 Complete Score
View Contredanse Très vive Arrangement for 2 violins
by Sean Franklin Brown
Complete score

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