Composition: La reine de Saba, CG 7 (Gounod, Charles)
| Title | La reine de Saba |
| Alternative title | Grand opéra en quatre actes |
| Creators | Charles Gounod (composer) and Jules Barbier (librettist) and Michel Carré (librettist) |
| Opus | CG 7 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1862 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Grand operas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Émile Périer |
| view | Complete | piano | Henri Büsser |
| view | Selections | theater orchestra | William Moore |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Henri Marx |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Albert Renaud |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Isaac Strauss |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Henry Christian Timm |
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Souvenir d'un Bal | 2 flutes and strings | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Marche et Cortége | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cavatine: 'Sous les pieds d'une femme' | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Marche et Cortége | parts | Choudens | — | Flute 1/2 (2nd also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (E), 3/4 (B) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) · view Trumpet 1/2 (E) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Ophicleide · view Timpani/Triangle · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Cavatine: 'Sous les pieds d'une femme' | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Four-Act Versions | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Four-Act Versions | vocal score | Choudens | 1862 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Four-Act Versions | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I - Act II - Act III, Scene 1 · view Act III, Scene 2 - Act IV - Supplément · view |
| view | Comme la naissante aurore (Act I) | vocal score | Choudens | 1872 | Complete Score ( D major ) · view Complete Score ( E flat major ) · view |
| view | Inspirez-moi, race divine (Act II) | vocal score | Schirmer | 1890 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cantabile: Esclave et reine | vocal score | Choudens | 1877 | Complete Score ( E major ) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Choudens | — | Overture · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Choudens | — | Complete Score (4-Act Version) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Boosey & Hawkes | 1901 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (D) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Euphonium · view Timpani/Triangle/Snare Drum/Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violisn II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Quadrille · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Rêverie arabe · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Valses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schirmer | 1884 | Ballet et Fragments · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands; selections | Choudens | — | Marche et Cortège · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | Choudens | — | Ballet et marche · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | Schirmer | 1884 | Ballet · view |
| view | Souvenir d'un Bal | Arrangement for 2 flutes and strings | Choudens | 1895 | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
Recordings/Performances
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