Hérodiade (Massenet, Jules)

Title	Hérodiade
Alternative title	Opéra en trois actes et six tableaux / Opéra en quatre actes et sept tableaux
Creators	Jules Massenet, composer Paul Milliet, librettist
Opus	DO 14 (3-act version)
Instrumentation	voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed	1881
First published	1882
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Composition types	Operas
Language	French
Period	Romantic
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Arrangements

Details	Section	Arranged for	Arranger
View	Complete	piano	Not credited
View	Selections	small orchestra	Émile Tavan
View	Selections	organ	Georges Lamothe
View	Act III/Act IV: Prélude	violin, cello and piano	Gustav Saenger
View	Act III/Act IV: Ballet	piano 4 hands	—
View	Act III/Act IV: Ballet - IV. Les Phéniciennes	voice and piano	—

Scores

Details	Section	Type	Publisher	Date	File (click to view)
View	Four-Act Version (1884)	—	Heugel	—	Introduction Act I Act II Act III Act IV
View	Four-Act Version (1884)	—	Heugel	1899	Act III: Prélude Color cover
View	Ballet	—	Heugel	—	Complete Score
View	Act III/Act IV: Prélude	parts	G. Hartmann	—	Oboe Clarinet 1/2 (A) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (E) Tuba Timpani Harp Violin I Violin II Viola Cello/Double Bass
View	Act III/Act IV: Ballet	parts	G. Hartmann	—	Flute 1/2, Piccolo Oboe 1/2 Clarinet E, Clarinet 1/2 (A, B) Alto Saxophone (E)/Tenor Saxophone (B) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2 (C), 3/4 (F) Trumpet 1/2 (F), Cornet 1/2 (A, B) Trombone 1/2, 3/4, Tuba, Bass-Tuba Timpani, Snare Drum, Triangle, Bass Drum/Cymbals, Glockenspiel Harp Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses
View	Three-Act French Version (1881)	vocal score	—	—	Preliminaries; Act I Acts II; III
View	Four-Act Italian Version (1882)	vocal score	—	—	Complete Score
View	Four-Act French Version (1884)	vocal score	—	—	Complete Score
View	Complete	Arrangement for piano by Not credited	—	—	Overture Act I Act II Act III
View	Complete	Arrangement for small orchestra by Émile Tavan ; selections	—	—	Piano (conductor) Flute 1/2 Oboe 1/2 Clarinet 1 (A) Clarinet 2 (A) Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2 (F) Cornet 1 (A) Cornet 2 (A) Trombone 1/2 Trombone 3 Timpani, Triangle Bass Drum, Cymbals Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses
View	Complete	Arrangement for organ by Georges Lamothe ; selections	G. Hartmann	1882	Complete Score
View	Act III/Act IV: Prélude	Arrangement for violin, cello and piano by Gustav Saenger	Carl Fischer	1911	Complete Score and Parts
View	Act III/Act IV: Ballet	Arrangement for piano 4 hands	—	—	Piano score
View	Act III/Act IV: Ballet - IV. Les Phéniciennes	Arrangement for voice and piano	—	—	Complete Score

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