Composition: Roméo et Juliette, H 79 (Berlioz, Hector)
| Title | Roméo et Juliette |
| Alternative title | Symphonie dramatique avec chœurs |
| Creators | Hector Berlioz (composer) and Émile Deschamps (librettist) |
| Opus | H 79 |
| Instrumentation | alto, tenor, bass, 3 mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 7 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1839 |
| First published | 1839 |
| Dedication | Niccolò Paganini |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 5700 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Symphonies, Secular cantatas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and bass | Marshall Tuttle |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Camille Benoit |
| view | Part I: Introduction. Combats, Tumulte, Intervention du Prince | 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and bass | Marshall Tuttle |
| view | Part II: Roméo seul. Tristesse, Concert et Bal, Grande Fête chez Capulet | 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and bass | Marshall Tuttle |
| view | Part II: Roméo seul. Tristesse, Concert et Bal, Grande Fête chez Capulet | 2 pianos | Otto Singer II |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Brandus | 1857 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Brandus | 1857 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view Part I: 1. Introduction – Prologue · view Part II: 2. Roméo seul; 3. Scène d’amour; 4. La reine Mab · view Part III: 5. Convoi funèbre; 6. Roméo au tombeau; 7. Finale · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections | — | — | 1. Introduction. Combats – Tumulte – Intervention du Prince – · view Prologue – · view Strophes – · view Scherzetto · view 2. Roméo seul. Tristesse – Concert et Bal – Grande Fête chez Capulet · view 3. Nuit sereine – [''Scène d’amour'' omitted] · view 6. Roméo au tombeau des Capulets. Invocation – Réveil de Juliette · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2/English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2, 3, 4 · view Horn 1 (E, F), 2 (E, F, C, A, D) Horn 3 (G, D, A, B, E), 4 (F, C, D, E, D) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D, F, E, B) Cornet 1, 2 (A, B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Tambour de basque 1/2, Triangle 1/2, Bass Drum, Cymbals, Crotales · view Harp 1, 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | J. Rieter-Biedermann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and bass |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violin I part · view Violin II part · view Viola I part · view Viola II part · view Cello I part · view Cello II part · view Bass part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Brandus | 1878 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Part I: Introduction. Combats, Tumulte, Intervention du Prince | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and bass |
— | — | Violin I · view Violin II · view Viola I · view Viola II · view Cello I · view Cello II · view Bass · view Full Score · view |
| view | Part II: Roméo seul. Tristesse, Concert et Bal, Grande Fête chez Capulet | Arrangement for 2 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and bass |
— | — | Violin I · view Violin II · view Viola I · view Viola II · view Cello I · view Cello II · view Bass · view Full Score · view |
| view | Part II: Roméo seul. Tristesse, Concert et Bal, Grande Fête chez Capulet | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
F.E.C. Leuckart | — | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Barbara Schubert (conductor) and Buffy Baggott (performer) and Kenneth Gayle (tenor) and Peter Van de Graaff (bass) and University of Chicago Motet Choir (performer) | I. Introduction: Combats - Tumulte - Intervention du Prince · file II. Prologue: D'anciennes haines endormies · file III. Strophes: i. Premiers transports que nul n'oublie · file IV. Strophes: ii. Bientot de Romeo la pale reverie, Scherzetto · file V. Romeo seul, Tristesse, Bruit lointain de bal et de concerto, Grande fete chez Capulet · file VI. Scene d'amour · file VII. La Reine Mab, ou la Fee des songes · file VIII. Convoi funebre de Juliette · file IX. Romeo au tombeau des Capulet · file X. Final: La foule accourt au cimetiere, Recitatif et Air du Pere Laurence, Rixe des Capulets et des Montagus, Serment de reconciliation, Recitatif · file XI. Air, Rixe des Capulets et des Montagus, Invocation du Pere Laurence · file XII. Serment · file |
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