Composition: Médée (Cherubini, Luigi)
| Title | Médée |
| Alternative title | Opéra comique en trois actes |
| Creators | Luigi Cherubini (composer) and François-Benoît Hoffmann (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1796 |
| First published | 1797 |
| Dedication | Etienne Nicolas Méhul |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 7800 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas comiques |
| Language | French |
| Period | Classical |
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| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Ignaz Franz von Mosel |
| view | Overture | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Imbault | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Eulenburg | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (F), 3, 4 (E) · view Timpani · view Violins I, II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | 1809 version with Lachner recitatives | vocal score | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | 1809 version with Lachner recitatives | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | 1809 version with Lachner recitatives | vocal score | Romualdo Fantuzzi | 1910 | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Complete | — | De Agostini | 1990 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Diabelli | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2018 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Performers | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Overture | A. Palazzani (performer) | Complete Performance · file |
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