Composition: La vida breve (Falla, Manuel de)
| Title | La Vida Breve |
| Creators | Manuel de Falla (composer) and Carlos Fernández Shaw (librettist) |
| Opus | G.35 |
| Instrumentation | voices and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1904 |
| First published | 1913 |
| Dedication | A la mémoire de Carlos Fernandez Shaw |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas |
| Language | Spanish |
| Period | Early 20th century |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Danzas Españolas (Nos.1 & 2) | piano | — |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | piano 6 hands | Paolo Savio |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | violin and piano | Fritz Kreisler |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | piano | — |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | flute, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | 2 clarinets and bass clarinet | Roe William Goodman |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | 2 clarinets and bassoon | Roe William Goodman |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Max Eschig | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (corrected) · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | — | Max Eschig | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Max Eschig | 1913 | Piccolo · view Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2 · view Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 · view Horn 3/4 · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Tuba · view Timpani · view Tam-Tam/Triangle/Cymbals/ Bass Drum/Snare Drum/Castanets · view Small/Large Hammers · view Chimes · view Glockenspiel · view Celesta · view Guitar · view Harp 1 · view Harp 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | parts | Max Eschig | 1913 | Flute 1/2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2, English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2, 3/4 · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Glockenspiel, Triangle/Cymbals/Bass Drum/Castanets · view Harp 1, 2 · view Celesta · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Max Eschig | 1913 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Danzas Españolas (Nos.1 & 2) | Arrangement for piano | Muzgiz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for piano 6 hands |
Paolo Savio | 2018 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Danza Española No.1 | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | Arrangement for flute, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Flute Part · view Clarinet Part · view Bassoon Part · view |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | Arrangement for oboe, clarinet and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Oboe Part · view Clarinet Part · view Bassoon Part · view |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bass clarinet |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 Part · view Clarinet 2 Part · view Bass Clarinet Part · view |
| view | Mi querer es como el hierro (Act I, Scene 1) | Arrangement for 2 clarinets and bassoon |
— | — | Complete Score · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoon · view |
Recordings/Performances
(No recordings)
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