Composition: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47 (Saint-Saëns, Camille)
| Title | Samson et Dalila |
| Alternative title | Opéra en trois actes |
| Creators | Camille Saint-Saëns (composer) and Ferdinand Lemaire (librettist) |
| Opus | Op.47 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 3 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1877 |
| First published | 1877 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Paul Dukas |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | wind band | Louis Philippe Laurendeau |
| view | Airs de ballet | 2 pianos | A. Benfeld |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | voice and orchestra | Paul Sarcich |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | theater orchestra | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | violin and piano | Felix Winternitz |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | violin and piano | — |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | organ | Edwin Arthur Kraft |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | harp | — |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | harp | Johannes Snoer |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | piano | Wilfried Lingenberg |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | piano | Léon Roques |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns | Patrick Clements |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | piano | — |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | piano | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | piano | John Gribben |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | piano | Kazue Rockzaemon Isida |
| view | Aria: Printemps qui commence | cello and piano | Georges Papin |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Durand | — | Complete Score · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Durand | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Flute 3/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 (A/B) · view Clarinet 2 (A/B) · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Contrabassoon · view Horn 1 (F/E/E/D) · view Horn 2 (F/E/D/D/B) · view Horn 3 (F)/Ophicleide 1 · view Horn 4 (F)/Ophicleide 2 · view Cornet 1 (B/A) · view Cornet 2 (B/A) · view Trumpet 1 (B) · view Trumpet 2 (B) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Triangle · view Tambourine/Cymbals/Bass Drum · view Castanets/Glockenspiel · view Harp 1/2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | parts | Durand | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bass Clarinet (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (D) · view Horn 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Triangle · view Castanets · view Cymbals · view Bass Drum · view Timpani · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | parts | — | — | Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2, English horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A), Clarinet 1, 2 (B), Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (D, G), Horn 1, 2 (F), Horn 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (F, C), Trumpet 1, 2 (B), Cornet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Percussion · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix | parts | — | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe/English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2/3 (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Trombone/Bass Trombone · view Timpani · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Durand | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Durand | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Durand | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1892 | Complete Score · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1892 | Incomplete score (pp.152-53 absent) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Schirmer | 1892 | Choruses · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Schirmer | 1892 | Act 1, 3 · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | The University Society | 1910 | Act II, Aria: Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Schirmer | 1889 | Aria: Printemps qui commence · view Aria: Amour! Viens aider · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Gutheil | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for wind band |
Carl Fischer | 1905 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Airs de ballet | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Durand | — | Piano 1 · view Piano 2 · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for voice and orchestra |
Paul Sarcich | 2020 | Complete Score · view Flute 1 · view Flute 2 · view Oboe · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Harp (or Piano) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | — | Piano-Conductor Score · view Flute · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (A) · view Bass Trombone · view Timpani · view Drums (Snare Drum/Bass Drum) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1922 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for violin and piano | M. Witmark & Sons | 1913 | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for organ |
H.W. Gray | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for harp | International Music Company | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for harp |
Durand | 1903 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for piano |
Wilfried Lingenberg | 2005 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: 'Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix' (Act II) | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | Arrangement for piccolo, flute, oboe, English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns |
Patrick Clements | 2005 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | Arrangement for piano | Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
John Gribben | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Aria: Printemps qui commence | Arrangement for cello and piano |
Durand | — | Complete Score and Cello Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Section | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Bacchanale (Act III) | Christoph Zbinden (piano) | For 2 Pianos (Benfeld) | Complete Performance · file | |
| view | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | — | Aria: Samson ... Amour! Viens Aider Ma Faiblesse! · file |
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