Composition: Idomeneo, K.366 (Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus)
| Title | Idomeneo |
| Alternative title | Idomeneo, rè di Creta ; Ilia e Idamante |
| Creators | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer) and Giovanni Battista Varesco (librettist) |
| Opus | K.366 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1780 |
| First published | 1797 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera seria |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and double bass |
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| view | Complete | piano | Richard Metzdorff |
| view | Selections | organ | William Thomas Best |
| view | Overture | 2 violins, viola and cello | Johann Georg Busch |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1881 | Complete Score · view Contents · view Overture · view Act I (Sc.1–6) · view Act I (Sc.7–11) · view Act II (Sc.1–5) · view Act II (Sc.6–7) · view Act III (Sc.1–6) · view Act III (Sc.7–11) · view Anhang (including K.490) · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1881 | Complete Score (modern reprint) · view Complete Score (original engraving) · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score (with concert ending) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Vedrommi intorno' (Act I No.6) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1881 | Complete Score (with bar numbers) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Vedrommi intorno' (Act I No.6) | — | Holograph manuscript | 1780 | Act III · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1,2 · view Horn 1, 2 (D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Timpani · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view |
| view | Aria: 'Vedrommi intorno' (Act I No.6) | parts | Simon Ansell | 2021 | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (B) · view Clarinet 1 (C) · view Clarinet 2 (B) · view Clarinet 2 (C) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (C) · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (C) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Chorus: 'Placido è il mar' (Act II, No.15) | vocal score | Novello | — | "Calm Is the Glassy Ocean" · view |
| view | Aria: 'Zeffiretti lusinghieri' (Act III, No.19) | vocal score | International Music Company | 1958 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and double bass |
N. Simrock | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola 1 · view Viola 2 · view Cello and Bass · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Novello | — | 14. Marcia (Act 2) · view 15. Chorus: Placido è il mar (Act 2) · view 25. Marcia (Act 2) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Johann André | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Muzgiz | 1981 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
— | — | Piano Primo · view Piano Secondo · view Engraving files (Cubase) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Marco Berra | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Hirsch | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Friedrich Hofmeister | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Selections | Meinhard Von Zallinger (conductor) | — | Overture · file Il padre adorato · file Qual nuovo terrore! · file Eccoti in me, barbaro nume! · file Scenda Amor, scenda Imeneo · file |
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| view | Synthesized | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | Vedrommi intorno · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Overture | For Piano 4 Hands (Ulrich) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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