Composition: The Bohemian Girl (Balfe, Michael William)
| Title | The Bohemian Girl |
| Alternative title | Grand Opera in 3 Acts; Die Zigeunerin |
| Creators | Michael William Balfe (composer) and Alfred Bunn (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1840 |
| First published | 1844 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Grand operas |
| Language | English |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Selections | violin, cello and piano | Richard Klugescheid |
| view | Selections | voice and guitar | Francis Weiland |
| view | Selections | harp | Nicholas Charles Bochsa |
| view | Selections | piano | James Bellak |
| view | Selections | piano | Charles Arthur Rawlings |
| view | Selections | piano | — |
| view | Overture | orchestra | — |
| view | Overture | piano 4 hands | František Xaver Chotek |
| view | I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls | violin and piano | John Conrad Viereck |
| view | The Heart Bowed Down | violin and piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score (Die Zigeunerin) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Pietro Mechetti | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | E. Gérard et Cie. | — | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1902 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Birchard | 1914 | Preliminaries, Acts 1-2 · view Acts 3-4 · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Atwill | — | 'Tis Sad to Leave Our Fatherland · view Silence, The Lady Moon · view What is the Spell hath yet effaced · view Happy and Light of Heart · view Come with the Gipsy Bride (Arline) · view Come with the Gipsy Bride (chorus) · view From the Valleys and Hills · view Through the World Wilt Thou Fly, Love! · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Lee & Walker | 1845 | 'Tis Sad to Leave Our Fatherland · view Song of the Gipsy Bride · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | John C. Schreiner & Son | — | Then You'll Remember Me · view I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | David P. Faulds | — | I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Benjamin W. Hitchcock | — | I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Henry Knoefel | — | Then You'll Remember Me · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | A.E. Blackmar & Bro. | — | Then You'll Remember Me · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Geo. Dunn & Co. | — | See at Your Feet a Suppliant One · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano |
Carl Fischer | 1909 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voice and guitar |
Lee & Walker | 1845 | 'Tis Sad to Leave Our Fatherland · view I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls · view Then You'll Remember Me · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for harp |
Chappell | — | Then you'll remember me; Happy & Light · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Firth | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
W. Paxton and Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | Jos. F. Atwill | — | Arline Waltz (abridged) · view Bohemian Gallop (abridged) · view Arline Gallop · view Gipsy's Dream Waltz · view Gipsy March · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | E. Ferrett & Co. | 1845 | Quadrilles · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano; selections | Klemm & Brother | 1845 | Bohemian Gallop (abridged) · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for orchestra | Boosey & Hawkes | — | Flute · view Oboes · view Clarinet 1 · view Clarinet 2 · view Bassoons · view Cornet 1 · view Cornet 2 · view Timpani · view Drum · view Violin 1 · view Violin 2 · view Viola · view Cello & Bass · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schirmer | 1908 | Complete Score · view |
| view | I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls | Arrangement for violin and piano |
A. Fiot | 1844 | Complete Score · view |
| view | The Heart Bowed Down | Arrangement for violin and piano | S.T. Gordon | 1880 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
Recordings/Performances
(No recordings)
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