Composition: I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Bellini, Vincenzo)
| Title | I Capuleti e i Montecchi |
| Alternative title | Tragedia lirica in due atti |
| Creators | Vincenzo Bellini (composer) and Felice Romani (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1830 |
| First published | 1830 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Lyric tragedies |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | flute | Michael Janusch |
| view | Overture | theater orchestra | Archibald Evans |
| view | Overture | violin and piano | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Overture | piano | — |
| view | Se Romeo | harp | Nicholas Charles Bochsa |
| view | Oh! quante volte | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Overture, Nos.1-2 · view Nos.3-4 · view No.5 · view No.6 · view No.7 (Finale I) · view No.8 · view No.9 · view No.10 (Finale II) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ricordi | — | Complete Score (Monochrome) · view Act 1 Part 1 · view Act 1 Part 2 · view Act II · view |
| view | Oh! quante volte | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (A) · view Clarinet 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (D) · view Horn 2 (D) · view Horn 3 (D) · view Horn 4 (D) · view Trumpet 1 (D) · view Trumpet 2 (D) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Cimbasso (Tuba) · view Timpani · view Triangle · view Snare Drum · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Sopranos/Altos (Chorus Donne) · view Tenors/Basses (Chorus Uomini) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Ricordi | — | Piccolo · view Flute · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 · view Horn 2 · view Trumpet 1 · view Trumpet 2 · view Trombone · view Snare Drum · view |
| view | Oh! quante volte | parts | — | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Horn 1/2 (E) · view Timpani · view Harp · view Giulietta (Soprano solo) · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Sylvain St Étienne | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Litolff | 1872 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Filippone & Cia. | — | Cavatina: È serbato a questo acciaro · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Ilia Lushpa | 2022 | Act 1: "Eccomi in lieta vesta" · view |
| view | Complete | — | A. Bairon | 1933 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score (monochrome) · view Complete Score (color) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for flute |
Marco Berra | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Boosey & Hawkes | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano | Litolff | 1872 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Se Romeo | Arrangement for harp |
Hodson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Oh! quante volte | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Héctor Valls (piano) | Deh tu bell'anima (Romeo's aria) · file |
| view | Eccomi in lieta vesta ... Oh! quante volte (Giulietta's aria) · file |
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