L'Orfeo, SV 318 (Monteverdi, Claudio)

Title L’Orfeo
Alternative title Favola in musica
Creators Claudio Monteverdi, composer
Alessandro Striggio II, librettist
Opus SV 318
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1607
First published 1609
Dedication Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
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Composition types Operas
Language Italian
Period Baroque
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View Sinfonias and Ritornellos strings Gian Francesco Malipiero
View Selections 5 recorders Jaap Wiebes
View Selections English horn, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon
View Selections organ Leslie Joseph Deutsch
View Selections piano David Evan Thomas

Scores

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View Complete Ricciardo Amadino 1609 Complete Score
Complete Score
Complete Score (High-resolution)
View Complete Ricciardo Amadino 1615 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete Universal Edition 1930 Complete Score
View Toccata Manuscript Complete Score
View Toccata, Prologue, Act 1 Toccata, Prologue, Act 1
View Choro: Ahi! caso acerbo, Act 2 Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2005 Complete Score
View Air d'Orphée Complete Score
View Toccata parts Manuscript Piccolo 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Trumpet 1, 2 (D)
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Organ
Harp 1 (or Lute), 2 (or Chitarrone)
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos I
Cellos II
Basses
View Complete De Agostini 1990 Complete Libretto
View Sinfonias and Ritornellos Arrangement for strings
by Gian Francesco Malipiero
Ricordi 1930 Complete Score
Violins I
Violins II
Violins III
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Complete Arrangement for 5 recorders
by Jaap Wiebes
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Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for English horn, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; selections Complete Score
English Horn
Bass Oboe
Heckelphone
Bassoon
View Complete Arrangement for organ
by Leslie Joseph Deutsch
; selections
Suite from Orfeo
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by David Evan Thomas
; selections
David Evan Thomas 2022 L'Orfeo: Instrumental and Choral Highlights

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