Sapho (Massenet, Jules)

Title Sapho
Alternative title Pièce lyrique en cinq actes
Creators Jules Massenet, composer
Henri Cain, librettist
Arthur Bernède, librettist
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Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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First published 1897
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Composition types Lyric operas, Verismo operas
Language French
Period Romantic
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View Original Version (1897) piano Edmond Missa

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File (click to view)
View Act V: Prelude Paris: Heugel 1897 Full Score
View Act V: Prelude parts Paris: Heugel English horn
Bassoon 1/2
Timpani
Violin I
Violin II
Viola
Cello/Double Bass
View Original Version (1897) vocal score Heugel 1897 Complete Score
Complete Score
View Revised Version (1909) vocal score Heugel 1909 Complete Score
View Complete selections,vocal score New York Journal and Advertiser Solitude (Act V)
View Original Version (1897) Arrangement for piano
by Edmond Missa
Heugel 1897 Complete Score

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