Composition: Les nuits d'été, H 81 (Berlioz, Hector)

Title Les nuits d’été (Summer Nights)
Alternative title Six mélodies avec un petit orchestre
Creators Hector Berlioz (composer) and Théophile Gautier (librettist)
Opus Œuvre 7
Instrumentation mezzosoprano and piano
voices and orchestra
Number of movements 6
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Composed 1840
First published 1841
Dedication Louise Bertin
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Average duration (sec) 1800
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Composition types Melodies
Language French
Period Romantic
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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — — — Complete Score · view
1. Villanelle (A major) · view
2. Le Spectre de la Rose (B major) · view
3. Sur les Lagunes (F minor) · view
4. Absence (F-sharp major) · view
5. Au Cimetière (D major) · view
6. L'Ile inconnue (F major) · view
view Complete — — — Complete Score · view
view Complete — — — 1. Villanelle · view
2. Le spectre de la rose · view
3. Sur les lagunes · view
4. Absence · view
5. Au cimetière · view
6. L’île inconnue · view
view Complete selections — — 1. Villanelle · view
6. L’île inconnue · view
view Complete selections — — 3. Auf den Lagunen (G minor) · view
view Complete selections Manuscript 1843 4. Absence (H.85B) · view
view Original parts — — Flute 1, 2 · view
Oboe 1, 2 · view
Clarinet 1, 2 · view
Bassoon 1, 2 · view
Horn 1, 2, 3 · view
Harp · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos · view
Basses · view
view Original parts — — Flute 1 · view
Flute 2 · view
Oboe · view
Clarinet 1 · view
Clarinet 2 · view
Bassoon 1 · view
Bassoon 2 · view
Horn 1 · view
Horn 2 · view
Horn 3 · view
Harp · view
Violins 1 · view
Violins 2 · view
Violas · view
Cellos · view
Basses · view
view Original parts — — Violins I (with bowings) · view
Violins II (with bowings) · view
Violas (with bowings) · view
Cellos (with bowings) · view
view Transposed parts — — Flute 1 · view
Flute 2 · view
Oboe · view
Clarinet 1 · view
Clarinet 2 · view
Bassoon 1 · view
Bassoon 2 · view
Horn 1 · view
Horn 2 · view
Horn 3 · view
Horn 4 · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos · view
Basses · view
view Complete parts,selections — — 1. Villanelle - Complete Parts · view
6. L’île inconnue - Complete Parts · view
view Absence (No.4) parts — — Flute · view
Oboe · view
Clarinet in A · view
Horn 1 in A · view
Horn 2 in D · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos · view
Double Basses · view
view Complete vocal score Richault 1863 1. Villanelle (A major) · view
2. Le spectre de la rose (B major) · view
3. Sur les lagunes (F minor) · view
4. Absence (Fmajor) · view
5. Au cimetière (D major) · view
6. L’île inconnue (F major) · view
view Complete vocal score Novello 1881 Complete Score · view
view Complete vocal score Costallat — Complete Score · view
1. Villanelle (F major) · view
2. Le spectre de la rose (B major) · view
3. Sur les lagunes (F minor) · view
4. Absence (Emajor) · view
5. Au cimetière (Bmajor) · view
6. L’île inconnue (D major) · view
view Complete vocal score Costallat — 2. Le spectre de la rose (D major) · view

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