Composition: Le Cid (Massenet, Jules)
| Title | Le Cid |
| Alternative title | Opéra en quatre actes et dix tableaux |
| Creators | Jules Massenet (composer) and Adolphe d' Ennery (librettist) and Édouard Blau (librettist) and Louis Gallet (librettist) |
| Opus | DO 7 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | — |
| First published | 1885 |
| Dedication | à mes chers directeurs et amis E. Ritt & P. Gailhard |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Grand operas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | Léon Delahaye |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Complete | chamber orchestra | Hubert Mouton |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Complete | piano 4 hands | Léon Delahaye |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Andalouse | piano | — |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | theater orchestra | — |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | 2 pianos | Théodore Lack |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | piano | — |
| view | Rapsodie mauresque (Act III) | wind band | Léon Chic |
| view | Rapsodie mauresque (Act III) | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Overture | — | Fürstner | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II) | — | G. Hartmann | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II) | — | G. Hartmann | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II) | — | G. Hartmann | 1885 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Fürstner | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (E), 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (B) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Snare Drum, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II) | parts | G. Hartmann | — | Flute 1/2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2/English Horn · view Clarinet 1/2 (A/B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (C/E/G), 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (A/B) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Castanets/Tambourine/Triangle/Snare Drum, Triangle/Tambourine/Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II) | parts | G. Hartmann | — | Cover Page · view Flute 1/2/Piccolo · view Clarinet 1/2 (A, B) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (C, G, E), 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (F), Cornets 1/2 (A, B) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani, Castagnettes/Tambourine/Triangle/Snare Drum, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II) | parts | — | — | Oboe 1/English horn · view Oboe 2 · view |
| view | Rapsodie mauresque (Act III) | parts | G. Hartmann | — | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 (A) · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 (D), 3/4 (F) · view Trumpet 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (A) · view Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba · view Timpani · view Tambourine/Tam-Tam/Triangle/Snare Drum, Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Rapsodie mauresque (Act III) | parts | Heugel | — | Oboe 1/2 · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Hartmann | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries, Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | G. Hartmann | — | Complete Score · view Preliminaries - Act I - Act II · view Act III - Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
G. Hartmann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Complete | Arrangement for chamber orchestra |
Heugel | — | Piano Conductor · view Flute · view Oboe/English Horn · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A/B) · view Bassoon · view Horn 1/2 (F) · view Cornet 1/2 (A/B) · view Trombone · view Timpani/Castanets/Tambourine · view Cymbals/Bass Drum/Triangle/Tambourine · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
G. Hartmann | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Andalouse | Arrangement for piano | Fürstner | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | Arrangement for theater orchestra | Carl Fischer | 1900 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Heugel | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | Arrangement for piano | Schirmer | 1888 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | Arrangement for piano | Heugel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ballet (Act II): Aragonaise | Arrangement for piano | The University Society | 1945 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Rapsodie mauresque (Act III) | Arrangement for wind band |
Evette & Schaeffer | 1887 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Rapsodie mauresque (Act III) | Arrangement for piano | G. Hartmann | — | Complete Score · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | London Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Robert Irving (conductor) | 1. Castillane · file 2. Andalouse · file 3. Aragonaise · file 4. Aubade · file 5. Catalane · file 6. Madrilene · file 7. Navarraise · file |
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