Composition: Der fliegende Holländer, WWV 63 (Wagner, Richard)
| Title | Der fliegende Holländer |
| Alternative title | The Flying Dutchman |
| Creators | Richard Wagner (composer) |
| Opus | WWV 63 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1840 |
| First published | 1844 |
| 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 | — |
| view | Overture | — | Jonas Vincent Spanier |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | Fidelio Friedrich Finke and Clemens Schultze-Biesantz |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Overture | piano | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Overture | piano | Otto Singer II |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | 2 piano 8 hands | Léon Roques |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | 2 pianos | Carl Bial |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | piano 4 hands | Léon Roques |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | piano | — |
| view | Senta's Ballad (Act II) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Matrosenchor (Act III) | piano | Alexander Wenger |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Fürstner | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Fürstner | — | Complete Score · view Front matter and Overture · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Overture | — | Fürstner | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Fürstner | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo; 3 Onstage Piccolos · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B/A/C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 · view Horn 3, 4 · view Trumpet 1, 2 · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Onstage Tam-Tam, Windmachine, Tam-Tam · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | — | — | English Horn · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Fürstner | — | Cellos · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Fürstner | 1909 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Fürstner | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | 1914 | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | C.F. Meser | — | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1897 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Lied des Steuermanns (Act I) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus "Summ' und brumm', du gutes Rädchen" | vocal score | Durand | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Chorus "Summ' und brumm', du gutes Rädchen" | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus "Summ' und brumm', du gutes Rädchen" | vocal score | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Ballade (Act II) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Act I (with Italian superlinear text) · view Act II (with Italian superlinear text) · view Act III (with Italian superlinear text) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement |
Jonas Vincent Spanier | 2017 | Complete Score · view Piccolo · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Clarinet 3 · view Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon · view Alto Saxophone 1 · view Alto Saxophone 2 · view Tenor Saxophone · view Baritone Saxophone · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Horn 3 · view Horn 4 · view Piccolo Trumpet · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trumpet 3 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Bass Trombone · view Baritone · view Tuba · view Timpani · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | Arrangement for 2 piano 8 hands |
Durand | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Fürstner | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Spinnerlied (Act II) | Arrangement for piano | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Senta's Ballad (Act II) | Arrangement for violin and piano | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1914 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view Title Pages · view |
| view | Matrosenchor (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Verlag der Musikalischen Universal-Bibliothek | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
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