Composition: Le martyre de saint Sébastien (Debussy, Claude)
| Title | Le martyre de Saint Sébastien |
| Alternative title | Mystère in 5 actes and 5 mansions |
| Creators | Claude Debussy (composer) and Gabriele D'Annunzio (librettist) |
| Opus | CD 130 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, 2 altos, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1910 |
| First published | 1911 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Incidental music |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. La Cour des lys | — | — | — |
| II. La Chambre magique | — | — | — |
| III. Le Concile des faux dieux | — | — | — |
| IV. Le Laurier blessé | — | — | — |
| V. Le Paradis | — | — | — |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Prelude: La Cour des lys (Act I) | 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons and 4 horns | Toby Miller |
| view | La Passion, Le Bon Pasteur, Le Paradies (Act I) | piano 4 hands | Léon Roques |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | 2 pianos | Lucien Garban |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | piano | André Caplet |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1910 | Complete Score · view Complete Score (low resolution) · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view Act V · view |
| view | Complete | — | Durand | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | Durand | — | Fanfares · view La chambre magique · view |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | — | Durand | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | — | Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | parts | Durand | 1912 | Flute 1/2, Piccolo 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2, 3 (A/B), Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1/2, 3, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1/2, 3/4, 5/6 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2, 3/4 (C) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Cymbals/Bass Drum/Tam-Tam · view Harp 1, 2, 3 · view Celesta · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Fanfares | parts | Durand | 1911 | Horn 1/2 (F) · view Horn 3/4 (F) · view Horn 5/6 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (C) · view Trumpet 3/4 (C) · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Durand | 1911 | I. La cour des Lys II. La chambre magique (full LOEB resolution) · view III. Le concile des faux dieux IV. Le laurier blessé V. Le paradis (full LOEB resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Durand | 1911 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Prelude: La Cour des lys (Act I) | Arrangement for 2 flutes, oboe, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons and 4 horns |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | La Passion, Le Bon Pasteur, Le Paradies (Act I) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Durand | 1912 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Durand | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fragments symphoniques | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | 1911 | Complete Score (MIT) · view La Passion (scan) · view La Passion (filter) · view Le bon Pasteur (scan) · view Le bon Pasteur (filter) · view |
Recordings/Performances
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