Composition: Alceste, Wq.44 (Gluck, Christoph Willibald)
| Title | Alceste |
| Alternative title | Tragedia messa in musica |
| Creators | Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer) and Ranieri de' Calzabigi (librettist) and François-Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet (librettist) |
| Opus | Wq.44 |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1767 |
| First published | — |
| Dedication | Duke Leopold |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas, Tragedies en musique |
| Language | Italian |
| Period | Classical |
| View on IMSLP |  |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Selections | violin and harpsichord violin and piano harpsichord piano |
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| view | Ouverture | orchestra | Felix Weingartner |
| view | Ouverture | string orchestra | Eduardo Javier Argañaraz |
| view | Ouverture | piano 4 hands | Hugo Ulrich |
| view | Andante et Gavotte | viola and piano | Paul Klengel |
| view | March | harp and violin | Jean-Baptiste Krumpholz |
| view | March | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Version(Italian) | — | Manuscript | 1700 | Part 1 of 4 · view Part 2 of 4 · view Part 3 of 4 · view Part 4 of 4 · view |
| view | Version(Italian) | — | Giovanni Tomaso de trattnern | 1769 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(Italian) | — | Giovanni Tomaso de trattnern | 1777 | Prefatory material; Ouverture / Intrada · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Version(Italian) | — | Manuscript | — | Ouverture / Intrada · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Version(Italian) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | — | Bureau d'Abonnement Musical | 1776 | Complete Score · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | — | Boieldieu jeune | 1776 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | — | Bärenreiter | 1957 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture (concert version, Weingartner) | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Divinités du Styx (Act 2, Scene 7) | — | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | parts | Bärenreiter | 1957 | Flute 1/2 · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 · view Horn 3/4 · view Trumpet 1/2 · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Overture (concert version, Weingartner) | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (C), Clarinet 1, 2 (transposed to B) · view Bassoon 1, 2, Contrabassoon · view Horn 1, 2 (D), Horn 1, 2 (transposed to F) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture (concert version, Weingartner) | parts | Ezequiel Diz | — | Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2 (D) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Strings · view |
| view | Version(Italian) | vocal score | Ricordi | — | Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Version(French) | vocal score | N. Simrock | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | vocal score | Litolff | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | vocal score | Edition Peters | — | Part 1 · view Part 2 · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Version(French) | vocal score | Church | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Version(French) | vocal score | Lemoine | 1902 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | selections,vocal score | Durand | — | Divinités du Styx (Act 1, Scene 7) · view Non ce n'est point un sacrifice · view |
| view | Divinités du Styx (Act 1, Scene 7) | vocal score | Schirmer | 1889 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Divinités du Styx (Act 1, Scene 7) | vocal score | Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises | 2006 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Divinités du Styx (Act 1, Scene 7) | vocal score | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | N. Møller og Søn | 1792 | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | — | Rullman's Theatre Ticket Office | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Edition Peters | — | Overture · view Act 1 · view Act 2 · view Act 3 · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and harpsichord violin and piano harpsichord piano; selections |
Boyer | — | Keyboard Part · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for orchestra |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1898 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for string orchestra |
— | — | Complete Score · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view Engraving files (Sibelius) · view |
| view | Ouverture | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Andante et Gavotte | Arrangement for viola and piano |
Edition Peters | — | Complete Score and Viola Part · view |
| view | March | Arrangement for harp and violin |
Naderman | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | March | Arrangement for piano | — | — | Complete Score · view |
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