Composition: L'Orfeo, SV 318 (Monteverdi, Claudio)
| Title | L’Orfeo |
| Alternative title | Favola in musica |
| Creators | Claudio Monteverdi (composer) and Alessandro Striggio II (librettist) |
| Opus | SV 318 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1607 |
| First published | 1609 |
| Dedication | Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Baroque |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ricciardo Amadino | 1609 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score (High-resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricciardo Amadino | 1615 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Universal Edition | 1930 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Toccata | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Toccata, Prologue, Act 1 | — | — | — | Toccata, Prologue, Act 1 · view |
| view | Choro: Ahi! caso acerbo, Act 2 | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2005 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Air d'Orphée | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Toccata | parts | Manuscript | — | Piccolo 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Organ · view Harp 1 (or Lute), 2 (or Chitarrone) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos I · view Cellos II · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | — | De Agostini | 1990 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Sinfonias and Ritornellos | Arrangement for strings |
Ricordi | 1930 | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violins III · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 5 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for English horn, bass oboe, heckelphone and bassoon; selections | — | — | Complete Score · view English Horn · view Bass Oboe · view Heckelphone · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Suite from Orfeo · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
David Evan Thomas | 2022 | L'Orfeo: Instrumental and Choral Highlights · view |
Recordings/Performances
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