Composition: La sonnambula (Bellini, Vincenzo)
| Title | La sonnambula |
| Alternative title | Melodramma semiseria in due atti |
| Creators | Vincenzo Bellini (composer) and Felice Romani (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1831 |
| First published | 1831 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Opera semiseria |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Richard Metzdorff |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | harp and piano | Nicholas Charles Bochsa |
| view | Vi ravviso a luoghi ameni | violin and piano | — |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | 2 violins, viola and cello | Igor Osses |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Onstage Military Band Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · 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 Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Bass Trombone · view Timpani · view Triangle · view Bass Drum · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Piccolo · view Clarinet (D) · view Clarinet 1 (C) · view Clarinet 2 (C) · view Clarinet 3 (C) · view Clarinet 4 (C) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Bass Trombone 1* · view Bass Trombone 2* · view Snare Drum · view Bass Drum · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1901 | Complete Score · view |
| view | D'un Pensiero | vocal score | G.P. Reed | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Janet et Cotelle | — | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Ricordi | — | Act I · view Act II · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp and piano |
Boosey & Hawkes | — | Viva Viva, Prendi l'anel ti dono, A fosco cielo, Come per me serene · view Tutto e sciolto, Sono geloso del Zefiro Errante, Ah non giunge · view |
| view | Vi ravviso a luoghi ameni | Arrangement for violin and piano | Oil on canvas | 1886 | Violin Part · view Violin Part (detailed image) · view |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe · view Clarinet · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bass Clarinet · view |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello · view |
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti | Arrangement for piano | George Willig | — | When Daylight's Going or The Phantom Chorus · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Ah, non credea mirarti · file | |
| view | Héctor Valls (piano) | Aria: "Amina, Ah! non credea mirarti" · file |
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