Composition: Le roi malgré lui (Chabrier, Emmanuel)
| Title | Le roi malgré lui |
| Alternative title | Opéra comique en trois actes |
| Creators | Emmanuel Chabrier (composer) and Émile de Najac (librettist) and Paul Burani (librettist) and Albert Carré (librettist) |
| Opus | D 55 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1887 |
| First published | 1887 |
| Dedication | à Madame Victorin de Joncières |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas comiques |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
(No sections)
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections: ''Suite de valses'' | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Selections: ''Suite de valses'' | theater orchestra | Otto Langey |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Enoch | 1887 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Danse slave (Act III) | — | Enoch | 1891 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Fête polonaise (Act III) | — | Enoch | 1891 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view Color cover · view |
| view | Danse slave (Act III) | parts | Enoch | 1891 | Flute 1 / 2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1 / 2 · view Clarinet 1 / 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 /2 · view Horn 1 / 2 (F) · view Cornet 1 / 2 (C) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Percussion (Triangle, Bass Drum, Cymbals) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Fête polonaise (Act III) | parts | Enoch | 1891 | Flute 1/2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (D) · view Cornet 1/2 (C) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbal/Triangle/Snare Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Enoch | 1887 | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score (mono) · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Chanson de l'alouette (Act II) · view Chanson tzigane (Act II) · view |
| view | Selections: ''Suite de valses'' | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Selections: ''Suite de valses'' | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Schirmer | 1919 | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (B) · view Trombone · view Timpani · view Bass Drum/Cymbals/Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Orchestre national de France (orchestra) | Désiré Émile Inghelbrecht (conductor) | Danse slave · file Fête polonaise · file |
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