Composition: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96 (Wagner, Richard)
| Title | Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg |
| Creators | Richard Wagner (composer) and Richard Wagner (librettist) |
| Opus | WWV 96 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1862 |
| First published | 1868 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | August Horn |
| view | Complete | piano | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Selections | theater orchestra | Francis Salabert |
| view | Selections | violin, cello, piano and harmonium | Friedrich Lux |
| view | Selections | violin, piano and harmonium | August Gottfried Ritter |
| view | Selections | organ | Alfred Herbert Brewer |
| view | Selections | organ | Albrecht Hänlein |
| view | Selections | organ | William Joseph Westbrook |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | violin and piano | Fidelio Friedrich Finke and Clemens Schultze-Biesantz |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | 6 cellos | Gwyn Seymour |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | 2 guitars, 2 mandolins, mandocello, percussion, timpani and double bass | Yoshimichi Sato |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | August Gottfried Ritter |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | 2 piano 8 hands | Anton Deprosse |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | 2 pianos | Hermann Behn |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | 2 pianos | Max Reger |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | piano 4 hands | Carl Tausig |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | piano | Hans von Bülow |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | piano | Karl Klindworth |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | piano | Carl Tausig |
| view | Da zu dir der Heiland kam (No.2) | mixed chorus and organ organ |
Michael Stenov |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | piano | Alfred Jaëll |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | piano | Alexander Wenger |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | piano | Georges Bell |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | 2 violins, viola, cello and piano | Alexander Ritter |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | violin, piano and harmonium | Ferdinand Rebay |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | organ | Friedrich Lux |
| view | Lehrbuben-Tanz | piano | — |
| view | Walther's Preislied | theater orchestra | Lothar Windsperger |
| view | Walther's Preislied | piano and harmonium | August Reinhard |
| view | Walther's Preislied | flute and piano | Wilhelm Popp |
| view | Walther's Preislied | violin and piano | Emil Kross |
| view | Walther's Preislied | violin and piano | Arthur Seybold |
| view | Walther's Preislied | cello and piano | Georg Goltermann |
| view | Walther's Preislied | harp | Charles Oberthür |
| view | Walther's Preislied | harp | Hanuš Trneček |
| view | Sachsen's Schlusslied | 2 pianos | William Wallace |
| view | Walthers Meisterzunft | violin and piano | — |
| view | Quintet: 'Selig wie die Sonne' (Act 3, No.47) | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Quintet: 'Selig wie die Sonne' (Act 3, No.47) | violin and piano | Otto Singer II |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Vorspiel and Act 1 · view Vorspiel and Act 2 · view Vorspiel and Act 3 · view Act 3: pp. 340-349 converted to portrait · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Front Matter and Contents · view Vorspiel and Act 1 · view Vorspiel and Act 2 · view Vorspiel and Act 3 · view |
| view | Vorspiel (Act 1) | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Vorspiel (Act 1) | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | — | Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Schott | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (in B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1, 2 (in F) · view Horn 3, 4 (in F) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3, Onstage trumpets (in B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba Onstage "Stierhorn" · view Timpani, Cymbals, Bass Drum, Snare Drum/Glockenspiel, Triangle · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Vorspiel (Act 1) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Flute 3 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · 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 Trumpet 3 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Cymbals · view Triangle · view Harp · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view Bass · view |
| view | Vorspiel (Act 1) | parts | — | — | Bass clarinet (for Bassoon 2) · view Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (B, transposed) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schott | 1868 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Acts 1, 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schott | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schott | — | Complete Score · view Title, Contents, Cast, Prelude; Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1911 | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view Title, Cast, Prelude · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1, Scene 3, No.15) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Preislied (Act 3) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schott | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schott | 1873 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Salabert | — | Score (Piano condensed) and parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello, piano and harmonium |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Harmonium · view Violin · view Cello · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, piano and harmonium |
Schott | — | Walther's Prize Song (Score) · view Quintet (Score) · view Unter dem Fliederbaum (Score) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | Introduction (Act 3) · view Walther's Preislied (Act 3) · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schott | 1879 | Da zu dir der Heiland kam · view Wach' auf, es nahet gen den Tag (Act 3) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schott | — | March · view Walter's Preislied (Act 3) · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for 6 cellos |
— | — | Complete Score · view Cello 1 · view Cello 2 · view Cello 3 · view Cello 4 · view Cello 5 · view Cello 6 · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for 2 guitars, 2 mandolins, mandocello, percussion, timpani and double bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano |
Schott | 1875 | Complete Score · view Violin I · view Violin II · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Schott | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Schott | 1910 | Cover (colour scan) · view Complete Score · view Harmonium Part · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schott | 1866 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude (Vorspiel) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Da zu dir der Heiland kam (No.2) | Arrangement for mixed chorus and organ organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P.J. Tonger | — | Violin Part · view |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | Arrangement for piano |
Musikalischen Universal-Bibliothek | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Am stillen Herd (Act 1) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola, cello and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | Arrangement for violin, piano and harmonium |
Hug | — | Complete Score and Piano Part · view Harmonium Part · view Violin Part (with outside sheets) · view |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Harmonium Part · view |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Church | 1890 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Introduction (Act 3) | Arrangement for organ |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Lehrbuben-Tanz | Arrangement for piano | Rudolf Mosse | 1925 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Schott | 1928 | Piano conductor score and parts · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for piano and harmonium |
Schott | 1891 | Complete Score · view Harmonium part · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Schott | — | Flute Part · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for violin and piano |
P.J. Tonger | 1914 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for violin and piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for harp |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Walther's Preislied | Arrangement for harp |
Schott | 1904 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Sachsen's Schlusslied | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Walthers Meisterzunft | Arrangement for violin and piano | Fürstner | 1913 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Quintet: 'Selig wie die Sonne' (Act 3, No.47) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Piano Score and Parts · view |
| view | Quintet: 'Selig wie die Sonne' (Act 3, No.47) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | 1900 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
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