Composition: Die Fledermaus (Strauss Jr., Johann)
| Title | Die Fledermaus |
| Creators | Johann Strauss Jr. (composer) and Karl Haffner (librettist) and Richard Genée (librettist) |
| Opus | |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1874 |
| First published | 1875 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operettas |
| Language | German |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | voices, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano | Daniel Llewelyn James |
| view | Complete | piano | Richard Genée |
| view | Complete | piano | — |
| view | Overture | piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass | Patrick Clements |
| view | Overture | piano | Richard Genée |
| view | Csàrdàs | piano | — |
| view | Mein Herr Marquis | small orchestra | Erich Frost |
| view | Du und Du Vals | piano | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Manuscript | 1874 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | August Cranz | — | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | — | Eulenburg | 1968 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | August Cranz | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Eulenburg | 1968 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Overture | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1 · view Flute 2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view Clarinet 1 (A/B/C) · view Clarinet 2 (A/B/C) · view Bassoon 1 · view Bassoon 2 · view Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1 (F) · view Trumpet 2 (F) · view Trombone 1 · view Trombone 2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani · view B.D./S.D./Deep Bell (E)/Bell/Triangle/Tambourine · view Harp · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Oboe 1 · view Oboe 2 · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Manuscript | — | Violins I · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Flute 1, 2 (also Piccolo) · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (A) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (F) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Timpani, B.D. / S.D. / Bell (E) / Triangle · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Clarinet 2 · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Overture | parts | — | — | Trumpet 1 (B) (transposed) · view Trumpet 2 (B) (transposed) · view |
| view | Mein Herr Marquis | parts | Breitkopf und Härtel | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Freidrich Schreiber | — | Complete Score (color) · view Complete Score · view Complete Score (compressed) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | August Cranz | 1911 | Complete Score - "Nightbirds" · view Color cover · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Heugel | — | Complete Score - "La chauve-souris" · view Complete Score - "La chauve-souris" · view Color Cover · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | — | Complete Libretto · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for voices, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, percussion, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano |
— | — | Front matter · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Spina | — | Complete Score · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano | Heugel | — | Complete Score - "La chauve-souris" · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piccolo, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns and double bass |
Patrick Clements | 2003 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Overture | Arrangement for piano |
Hansen | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Csàrdàs | Arrangement for piano | Heugel | 1877 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Mein Herr Marquis | Arrangement for small orchestra |
— | — | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Du und Du Vals | Arrangement for piano | Hansen | — | Complete Score · view Cover · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Performers | Files |
|---|---|---|
| view | Héctor Valls (piano) | Mein Herr Marquis · file |
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