Composition: La damoiselle élue (Debussy, Claude)
| Title | La damoiselle élue |
| Creators | Claude Debussy (composer) and Dante Gabriel Rossetti (librettist) and Gabriel Sarrazin (librettist) |
| Opus | CD 69 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1887 |
| First published | 1892 |
| Dedication | Paul Dukas |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1260 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Prélude | organ | Palmer Christian |
| view | Prélude | piano | — |
| view | Prélude | piano | Xinhao Zheng |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Version | — | Holograph manuscript | 1893 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version | — | Manuscript | 1900 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version | — | Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version | — | Durand | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Durand | — | Flute 1/2, 3 · view Oboe 1/2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2, 3-Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1/2, 3 · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 · view Trumpet 1/2, 3 · view Trombone 1/2, 3 · view Harp 1/2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Durand | 1906 | Complete Score (Debussy) · view Covers, Title Page · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1803 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Recitatif: Sa robe flotante · view |
| view | Prélude | Arrangement for organ |
Boston Music Co. | 1920 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Prélude | Arrangement for piano | Durand | 1909 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (filter) · view Complete Score (BSB) · view |
| view | Prélude | Arrangement for piano |
Xinhao Zheng | 2018 | Complete Score (Urtext) · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) and Victoria VerHoven (soprano) and Sharon Quattrin (performer) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Bidu Sayão (soprano) and Rosalind Nadell (performer) and Eugene Ormandy (conductor) | Complete Performance · file |
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