Pigmalion, RCT 52 (Rameau, Jean-Philippe)

Title Pigmalion
Alternative title Pygmalion ; Acte de Ballet
Creators Jean-Philippe Rameau, composer
Opus RCT 52
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus and orchestra
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Composed 1748
First published 1748
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Composition types Opera-ballets
Language French
Period Baroque
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View Selections harpsichord Claude-Bénigne Balbastre
View Selections harpsichord Pierre Gouin

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View Complete Boivin Complete Score
View Complete selections Manuscript Airs Choisis
View Complete Arrangement for harpsichord
by Claude-Bénigne Balbastre
; selections
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2011 Ouverture
Introduction to Scene V (Air gai)
Gayement - 2e Pantomime très vive (Scene V)
Contredanse en Rondeau
View Complete Arrangement for harpsichord
by Pierre Gouin
; selections
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises 2002 Contredanse en Rondeau

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View Ensemble instrumental Jean-Marie Leclair (ensemble) Jean-François Paillard, conductor Ouverture
View MIDI Selections For Harpsichord (Balbastre) 1. Ouverture
2. Entrée
3. Giga
4. Contredanse
View MIDI Selections For Harpsichord (Gouin) Contredanse en rondeau


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