Composition: The Tale of Tsar Saltan (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)
| Title | The Tale of Tsar Saltan |
| Alternative title | The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess (Сказка о Царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре Князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной Царевне Лебеди) ; Fairy-Tale opera |
| Creators | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov (composer) and Vladimir Belsky (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1899 |
| First published | 1901 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Fairy operas, Librettos |
| Language | Russian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | piano 4 hands | Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | theater orchestra | Herman Finck |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | 4 recorders | Maximilian Olschewski |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | 2 flutes | — |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | flute and piano | — |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | oboe and piano | Paul Siguir |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | clarinet and piano | Sergey Rozanov |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | cello and piano | Orfeo Mandozzi |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | organ | Ulrich Nehls |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | piano | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | piano | Sergei Rachmaninoff and Ramin Kuliev |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Bessel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | Nate Deuel | 2021 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bessel | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 (A/B) · view Clarinet 2 (A/B) · view Clarinet 3/Bass Clarinet (A/B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (A/B) · view Trumpet 2 (A/B) · view Trumpet 3 (A/B) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Glockenspiel/Xylophone · view Triangle/Tam-Tam · view Snare Drum/Tambourine · view Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Celesta · view Harp 1 · view Harp 2 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Bessel | — | Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trumpet 3 (B) · view Bells · view Bass Drum · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | parts | Bessel | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2/English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Trombones 1/2, 3/Tuba · view Timpani/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Bessel | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries · view Prologue · view Introduction to Act I · view Act I · view Introduction to Act II · view Act II · view Act III, Scene 1 · view Act III, Scene 2 · view Act IV, Scene 1 · view Introduction to Last Scene · view Act IV, Scene 2 (with outside back cover) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Bessel | — | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | James Brigham | 2017 | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) · view Engraving files (Musescore and MusicXML) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Bessel | — | Complete Score · view Introduction and Prologue · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Bessel | 1901 | Introduction to Act I · view Introduction to Act II · view Introduction to Act IV, sc.2 (The Three Wonders) · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Boosey & Hawkes | 1926 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for 4 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Alto Recorder 1 · view Alto Recorder 2 · view Tenor Recorder · view Bass Recorder · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for 2 flutes | — | — | Complete score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for flute and piano | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for oboe and piano |
Bessel | — | Complete Score and Part · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for clarinet and piano |
Muzgiz | — | Piano score, Clarinet part · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for cello and piano |
— | — | Piano Score · view Cello Part · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for organ |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Carl Fischer | 1931 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Muzgiz | 1970 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Jürgen Knuth | — | Complete Score · view Engraving files (Capella) · view |
| view | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Ramin Kuliev | 2012 | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | Columbia Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Isaac Stern (violin) and Milton Katims (conductor) | For Violin and Orchestra | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | Woodside Park Philharmonia (performer) | For Orchestra | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) · file |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | For 4 Recorders (Olschewski) | Synthesized performance · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III) | — | For Piano solo (Rachmaninoff) | MIDI Performance · file |
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