Die lustige Witwe (Lehár, Franz)

Title Die lustige Witwe ; The Merry Widow
Alternative title Operette in drei Akten
Creators Franz Lehár, composer
Viktor Léon, librettist
Leo Stein, librettist
Opus
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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First published 1906
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Composition types Operettas
Language German
Period Romantic
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Arrangements

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View Complete piano Gustav Volk
View Maxim March and Waltz Intermezzo orchestra Alfred Roth
Walter Henry Lewis
View Vilia (Act 2) cornet and orchestra Franz Mahl
View Vilia (Act 2) piano
View Selections theater orchestra Richard Klugescheid
View Selections orchestra Henry Marcellus Higgs
Daniel Eyres Godfrey
View Selections (Waltzes) voice, accordion and mandolin
View Selections (Waltzes) piano 4 hands
View Selections (Waltzes) piano Martin Greenwald
View Selections (Waltzes) piano Jens Bodewalt Lampe
View Selections (Waltzes) piano Victor LaSalle
View Selections (Waltzes) piano Frank W. Meacham
View Selections (Waltzes) piano Alfred Shuman
View Selections (Waltzes) piano Leonard Williams
View Selections (Waltzes) piano
View Lippen schweigen (Act III, No.15) voice and piano Karl Weber
View Ballsirenen - Walzer piano
View Intermezzo piano

Scores

Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Orchestra parts Doblinger 1906 Flute 1
Flute 2/Piccolo
Oboe 1
Oboe 2
Clarinet 1
Clarinet 2
Bassoon 1
Bassoon 2
Horn 1 (F)
Horn 2 (F)
Horn 3 (F)
Horn 4 (F)
Trumpet 1 (B)
Trumpet 2 (B)
Trombone 1
Trombone 2
Trombone 3
Timpani/Glockenspiel
Snare Drum
Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle/Tambourine
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Orchestra parts Doblinger 1906 Violins I
View Orchestra parts Edizioni Suvini Zerboni Violins II
View Orchestra parts Edizioni Suvini Zerboni Cello
View Onstage Instruments parts Doblinger 1906 Tambourine
Tambourizza (bass)
Tambourizza 2
Guitar
Bladder fiddle (bumbaß)
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello
Bass
View Complete vocal score Doblinger 1906 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Doblinger 1906 Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Chappell 1907 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Complete vocal score Max Eschig 1909 Complete Score
View Complete selections,vocal score The Harry Ralph Company Complete Score
View Da geh' ich zu Maxim (Act I) vocal score 1908 Complete Score
View Da geh' ich zu Maxim (Act I) vocal score Complete Score
View Vilia (Act II) vocal score Chappell 1907 Complete Score
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Gustav Volk
Doblinger 1906 Complete Score (with text) (above top staff)
View Complete Arrangement for piano
by Gustav Volk
Doblinger 1905 Complete score with text (above top staff)
View Maxim March and Waltz Intermezzo Arrangement for orchestra
by Alfred Roth
Walter Henry Lewis

Carl Fischer 1907 Piano Conductor
Flute
Oboe 1/2
Clarinet 1, 2 (A)
Bassoon 1/2
Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
Cornet 1, 2 (A)
Trombone 1/2, 3
Timpani/Snare Drum/Bass Drum/Glockenspiel
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Vilia (Act 2) Arrangement for cornet and orchestra
by Franz Mahl
Carl Fischer 1908 Piano Conductor
Solo Cornet (or Trombone or Baritone) (B)
Flute
Oboe
Clarinet 1, 2 (B)
Bassoon
Horn 1/2 (E)
Cornet 1/2 (B)
Trombone
Snare Drum/Bass Drum
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos
Basses
View Vilia (Act 2) Arrangement for piano Fon-Fon 1909 Complete Score
Front Page
View Complete Arrangement for theater orchestra
by Richard Klugescheid
; selections
Carl Fischer 1907 Condensed Score and Parts
View Complete Arrangement for orchestra
by Henry Marcellus Higgs
Daniel Eyres Godfrey

; selections
Chappell 1907 Piano Conductor
Flute 1/2/Piccolo
Oboe 1/2
Clarinet 1/2 (A)
Bassoon 1/2
Horn 1/2 (F)
Cornet 1/2 (A)
Trombone 1/2, 3, Euphonium
Timpani/Bass Drum/Cymbals/Snare Drum/Glockenspiel
Harp
Violins I
Violins II
Violas
Cellos/Basses
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for voice, accordion and mandolin Edizioni Suvini Zerboni Lead sheet with chords
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano 4 hands Doblinger 1905 Complete Score
Color cover
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano
by Martin Greenwald
Century Music Co. 1908 Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano
by Jens Bodewalt Lampe
Jerome H. Remick 1917 Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano
by Victor LaSalle
McKinley Music Co. 1908 Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano
by Frank W. Meacham
Will Wood 1907 Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano
by Alfred Shuman
May Publishing Co. 1907 Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano
by Leonard Williams
Chappell 1907 Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano Complete Score
View Selections (Waltzes) Arrangement for piano Fon-Fon 1909 Complete Score
Front Page
View Lippen schweigen (Act III, No.15) Arrangement for voice and piano
by Karl Weber
Continental Publishing Co. 1907 Complete Score
View Ballsirenen - Walzer Arrangement for piano Doblinger 1905 Complete Score
View Intermezzo Arrangement for piano Fon-Fon 1909 Complete Score
Front Page

Recordings/Performances

DetailsSectionPerformersArranged forFiles (click to listen)
View Selections Pierre Giannotti -Chœurs et orchestre, performer Excerpts
View Vilia (Act II) For Orchestra (Ryden) Complete performance
View Héctor Valls, piano Lippen Schweigen (Tace il labbro) (Waltz)


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