La damnation de Faust, H 111 (Berlioz, Hector)

Title La damnation de Faust, Légende dramatique (Opéra de concert)
Alternative title The damnation of Faust, dramatic legend (Concert opera)
Creators Hector Berlioz, composer
Gérard de Nerval, librettist
Opus Œuvre 24
Instrumentation mezzosoprano, tenor, baritone, bass, mixed chorus, childrens chorus and orchestra
Number of movements 4
Keys
Composed 1845
First published 1854
Dedication
Tempo markings
Metronome markings
Time signatures
Average duration (sec) 7200
Number of measures
Composition types Secular cantatas, Operas
Language French
Period Romantic
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Sections

Arrangements

Details Section Arranged for Arranger
View Complete piano Ernest Redon
View Selections theater orchestra Aubrey Winter
View Selections piano Georges Jean Pfeiffer
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) 2 violins, viola and cello
2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
Géza Allaga
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) violin and piano
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) piano and harmonium Alexandre Guilmant
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) organ Alfred Herbert Brewer
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) organ Benjamin Righetti
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) piano Otto Taubmann
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) organ Alexandre Guilmant
View Chanson de Méphistophélès (Part II, Scene 6) piano Joseph Schad
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) violin, cello and piano Ludwig Sauer
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano and harmonium Alexandre Guilmant
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano 4 hands Marie-Louise de Miramont-Tréogate
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) guitar Francisco Tárrega
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano Alfred Jaëll
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano Karl Klindworth
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano Franz Liszt
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano Joseph Schad
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) piano Carl Tausig
View Marguerite. Le Roi de Thulé (Part III, Scene 11) piano 4 hands
View Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) piano William Mason
View Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) piano Joseph Schad
View Invocation à la nature (Part IV, Scene 16) piano 4 hands

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Complete Manuscript 1845 Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
View Complete Complete Score
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
View Complete Complete Score
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
View Complete selections Richault 1855 Marche hongroise
Ballet des sylphes
View Complete selections Breitkopf und Härtel 1900 Marche Hongroise
Marche Hongroise
Ballet des Sylphes
View Complete selections Heugel Marche hongroise, Ballet des sylphes, Menuet des follets
View Complete parts Breitkopf und Härtel Oboe 2/English Horn
View Complete parts Flute 1 (or Piccolo), 2, 3
Oboe/English Horn 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2
Bass Clarinet (B)
Bassoon 1/2, 3/4
Horn 1, 2, 3, 4
Trumpet 1, 2
Cornet 1, 2
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Tuba
Timpani 1/2, Percussion
Harp 1, 2
Violins I (with bowings)
Violins II (with bowings)
Violas (with bowings)
Cellos (with bowings)
Basses (with bowings)
View Complete parts Horn 1/2
Trumpet 1/2
View Marche Hongroise parts Richault Flute 1/2, Piccolo
Oboe 1/2
Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Bassoon 1/2, 3/4
Horn 1/2, 3/4 (A, D)
Trumpet 1/2 (C)
Piston 1/2 (A)
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Timpani
Snare Drum/Triangle, Cymbals/Bass Drum
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Marche Hongroise parts Breitkopf und Härtel 1900 Piccolo
Flute 1, 2
Oboe 1, 2
Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
Bassoon 1/3, 2/4
Horn 1, 2 (A), 3, 4 (D)
Trumpet 1, 2 (C)
Cornet 1, 2
Trombone 1, 2, 3
Tuba
Timpani
Percussion
Bass Drum/Cymbals, Tambourine/Triangle

Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Ballet des Sylphes parts Richault Flute 1/2/Piccolo
Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Timpani
Harp 1, 2
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Complete vocal score Richault Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Costallat Complete Score (color)
Complete Score (monochrome)
View Complete vocal score Schirmer 1880 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Breitkopf und Härtel Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Casa Musicale Sonzogno 1890 Segment 1 (pp.1-90)
Segment 2 (pp.91-192)
Segment 3 (pp.193-272)
View Complete vocal score P. Jurgenson Complete Score
Parts 1-2
Parts 3-4
View Complete vocal score Novello 1903 Incomplete Score
View Complete vocal score 11. Marguerite. Le Roi de Thulé
View Complete De Agostini 1989 Complete Libretto
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Ernest Redon
Richault Complete Score
Color Cover
View Complete Arrangement for theater orchestra
by Aubrey Winter
; selections
Boosey & Hawkes 1935 Complete Score and Parts
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Georges Jean Pfeiffer
; selections
Richault Menuet de follets (No.18)
Sérénade de Méphistophéles (No.19)
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello
2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
by Géza Allaga
Rozsnyai Károly Complete Score
Complete Parts
Violin 1
Violin 2
Viola
Cello
Double Bass (ad lib.)
Color Cover
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for violin and piano Century Music Co. Color Cover
Complete Score
Violin Part
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for piano and harmonium
by Alexandre Guilmant
Richault Complete Score
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for organ
by Alfred Herbert Brewer
Novello Complete Score
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for organ
by Benjamin Righetti
Benjamin Righetti 2019 Complete Score
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for piano
by Otto Taubmann
Breitkopf und Härtel 1903 Complete Score
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for organ
by Alexandre Guilmant
Richault Complete Score
View Marche Hongroise (Part I, Scene 3) Arrangement for organ
by Alexandre Guilmant
Complete Score
View Chanson de Méphistophélès (Part II, Scene 6) Arrangement for piano
by Joseph Schad
Richault Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for violin, cello and piano
by Ludwig Sauer
C.F. Schmidt Complete Score
Violin
Cello
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano and harmonium
by Alexandre Guilmant
Richault Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano 4 hands
by Marie-Louise de Miramont-Tréogate
Richault 1878 Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for guitar
by Francisco Tárrega
Stefan Apke 2013 Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for guitar
by Francisco Tárrega
Stefan Apke 2013 Vals
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano
by Alfred Jaëll
Gebethner and Wolff 1903 Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano
by Karl Klindworth
Schott 1900 “Tanz der Irrlichter”, Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano
by Franz Liszt
J. Rieter-Biedermann Complete Score (S.475)
Complete Score (S.475)
Complete Score (S.475), A4
Complete Score (S.475), A3
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano
by Franz Liszt
Schuberth & Co. 1880 Complete Score (S.475)
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano
by Joseph Schad
Richault Complete Score
View Ballet des Sylphes (Part II, Scene 7) Arrangement for piano
by Carl Tausig
Breitkopf und Härtel “Gnomenchor und Sylphentanz”, Complete Score
View Marguerite. Le Roi de Thulé (Part III, Scene 11) Arrangement for piano 4 hands Complete score
View Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) Arrangement for piano
by William Mason
Schuberth & Co. 1881 Complete Score
View Sérénade de Méphistophélès (Part III, Scene 12) Arrangement for piano
by Joseph Schad
Richault Complete Score
View Invocation à la nature (Part IV, Scene 16) Arrangement for piano 4 hands Complete Score

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