Les Béatitudes (Franck, César)
| Title | Les Béatitudes |
| Creators | César Franck, composer Joséphine Colomb, librettist |
| Opus | CFF 185 |
| Instrumentation | 8 voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1869 |
| First published | 1880 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Sacred oratorios |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | voices, mixed chorus and 2 pianos | Georges Humbert |
| View | Complete | organ | Sumner Salter |
| View | Complete | organ | Elie Jolliet |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | — | P. Maquet | — | Prologue & Béatitudes 1-4 (color) Béatitudes 5-8 (color) Prologue & Béatitudes 1-4 (grayscale) Béatitudes 5-8 (grayscale) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score (color) Complete score (mono) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | — | — | Part 1: Prologue & Béatitudes 1-4 Part 2: Béatitudes 5-8 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for voices, mixed chorus and 2 pianos |
Joubert | — | Prologue Béatitude No.4 Béatitude No.5 Béatitude No.6 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Schirmer | 1918 | Béatitude No.4 |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for organ |
Elie Jolliet | 2021 | Prologue |
Recordings/Performances
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