Composition: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq.41 (Gluck, Christoph Willibald)
| Title | Orphée et Eurydice |
| Alternative title | Orpheus und Eurydike |
| Creators | Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) and Pierre-Louis Moline (librettist) |
| Opus | Wq.41 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1774 |
| First published | 1774 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | harpsichord piano harp voice and harpsichord voice and piano voice and harp |
Jean-Frédéric Edelmann |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Selections | piano | Émile Prudent |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | 4 flutes, alto flute and bass flute | Hideo Kamioka |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | flute and piano | Wilhelm Barge |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | violin and strings | Jawher Matmati |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | violin and piano | Fritz Kreisler |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | violin and piano | August Wilhelmj |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | piano | Giovanni Sgambati |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | piano | Alexander Siloti |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Lemarchand | — | Act I-II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 2 Ballet Movements · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | Ballet Suite · view |
| view | Complete (Dörffel Edition) | parts | Edition Peters | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn 1 · view English Horn 2 · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Soprano Trombone (or Cornet) · view Alto Trombone · view Tenor Trombone · view Bass Trombone · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete (Dörffel Edition) | parts | Edition Peters | — | Oboe · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete (Finscher Edition) | parts | Bärenreiter | 1967 | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B/A) · view Clarinet 2 (B/A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F/C) · view Horn 2 (F/C) · view Trumpet 1 (C) · view Trumpet 2 (C) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete (Finscher Edition) | parts | Bärenreiter | 1967 | Complete Parts · view Oboe · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Ballet Suite | parts | — | — | Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet (A) · view Bassoon · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Rellstab | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schlesinger | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Lauweryns | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Escudier | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Chappell | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Lemoine | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bessel | — | Preliminaries - Act I - Act II, Scene 1 · view Act II, Scenes 2-4 - Act III · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Muzgiz | 1971 | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Abridged Version | vocal score | Choron | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Durand | — | Air: J'ai perdu mon Euridice · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Durand | — | Air: Laissez-vous toucher par mes pleurs · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Ariette: Soumis au silence (Acte I scène 3) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Air: Objet de mon amour (Act II) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harpsichord piano harp voice and harpsichord voice and piano voice and harp |
Des Lauriers | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | — | — | Danse des Furies (Act II, Sc.1) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | — | — | Air de ballet (Act III) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Escudier | — | J'ai perdu mon Eurydice · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for 4 flutes, alto flute and bass flute |
Hideo Kamioka | 2021 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for flute and piano |
Robert Forberg | — | Complete Score · view Flute Part · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for violin and strings |
Matmati's Edition | 2014 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Charles Foley | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
— | — | Complete Score ( C minor ) · view Complete Score ( B minor ) · view Cello Part ( C minor ) · view Cello Part ( B minor ) · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1936 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Mélodie (Ballet II) | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1926 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
(No recordings)
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