Composition: The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100 (Smetana, Bedřich)
| Title | The Bartered Bride |
| Alternative title | Prodaná nevěsta ; Die Verkaufte Braut |
| Creators | Bedřich Smetana (composer) and Karel Sabina (librettist) |
| Opus | JB 1:100 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1863 |
| First published | 1872 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 7620 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Comic operas |
| Language | Czech |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Bernhard Wolff |
| view | Selections | orchestra | Hugo Riesenfeld |
| view | Selections | piano | Heinrich von Kàan-Albést |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Overture | piano | Heinrich von Kàan-Albést |
| view | Polka (Act 1) | 2 violins and piano | — |
| view | Polka (Act 1) | piano | — |
| view | Dance of the Comedians (Act 3) | wind band | Michel Rondeau |
| view | Dance of the Comedians (Act 3) | strings | Adrian Hanke |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Editio Supraphon | 1953 | Overture · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3, Supplement · view |
| view | Complete | — | Silviu Deaconescu | 2020 | Dance of the Comedians · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Bote & Bock | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F), 3, 4 (C) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (F) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (alto, tenor, bass) · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos I / II · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1, 2 (B- transposed) · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Cello Part (for auditions) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Hudební Matice | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Editio Supraphon | 1954 | Front Matter & Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 & Notes · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Muzgiz | 1949 | Complete Score · view Preliminaries, Overture · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Mařenka's song (Act 1) | vocal score | Echo Muzyczne | 1894 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Rullman's Theatre Ticket Office | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Bote & Bock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra ; selections |
Schirmer | 1912 | Complete Score (Dance of the Comedians) · view Piccolo · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) · view Cornet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, Bass Trombone · view Timpani/Snare Drum/Triangle/ Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Piano · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano ; selections |
Hudební Matice | — | Polka (Act 1) · view Furiant (Act 2) · view Dance of the Comedians (Act 3) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Bote & Bock | 1892 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schirmer | 1909 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Hudební Matice | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Polka (Act 1) | Arrangement for 2 violins and piano | Muzgiz | 1958 | Complate Score · view Violin Parts · view |
| view | Polka (Act 1) | Arrangement for piano | Rudolf Mosse | 1925 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Dance of the Comedians (Act 3) | Arrangement for wind band |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view Engraving files (Finale) · view |
| view | Dance of the Comedians (Act 3) | Arrangement for strings |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
Recordings/Performances
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