Les contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach, Jacques)
| Title | Les contes d'Hoffmann |
| Alternative title | Opéra fantastique en cinq actes |
| Creators | Jacques Offenbach, composer Jules Barbier, librettist |
| Opus | — |
| Instrumentation | voices, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | 5 |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1880 |
| First published | 1881 |
| Dedication | — |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Operas comiques |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete | piano | Josef Venantius Wöss |
| View | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | orchestra | — |
| View | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | theater orchestra | Leopold Weninger |
| View | Voyez-la sous son éventail (Act II) | voice, flute and strings | Gabriel Bachmanov |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | concert band | P.G. Saganski |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | theater orchestra | Herman Friedrich |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | 2 string orchestras | Farid Zehar |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | female chorus and piano | Max Spicker |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | harp and strings | Elaine Fine |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | 11 recorders | David Edward Kemp |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | 2 violins, viola and cello | Elaine Fine |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | 2 voices, mandolin and double bass 2 voices and mandolin |
Colette Mourey |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | flute, guitar and violin | Mike Blackstock |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | 2 mezzosopranos and harp | Colette Mourey |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | horn, trumpet and euphonium | Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | violin and piano cello and piano |
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| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | violin and piano | František Alois Drdla |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | violin and piano | Alfred Kaiser |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | violin and piano | Paul Körke |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano 4 hands | — |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano 4 hands | Olivier Métra Léon Roques |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | harp | Max Schuster-Seydel |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | harp | Carlo Sodero |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | harp | — |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | Roderich Bass |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | Auguste Bazille |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | Ferruccio Busoni |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | — |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | Wilson Manhire |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | Edwin Vaile McIntyre |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | piano | Fritz Spindler |
| View | Quadrille | piano 4 hands | Jean-Baptiste Arban Léon Roques |
| View | Bouquet de Mélodies | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Complete (1907 revision) | — | Choudens | 1907 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete (1907 revision) | — | Choudens | 1907 | Act I Act II Act III Act IV: Tableau 1 Act IV: Tableau 2, Finale |
| View | Scintille Diamant (Dappertutto Aria, Act III) | — | — | — | Complete Score |
| View | Entr'acte and Barcarolle (Act IV) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score |
| View | Entr'acte and Barcarolle (Act IV) | — | Lance Humphrey Cowled | 2019 | Full Score Source Files (XML) |
| View | Complete | parts | Choudens | 1907 | Flute 1/2/Piccolo Oboe 1/2 Clarinet 1/2 Bassoon 1/2 Horn 1/2 Horn 3/4 Cornet 1/2 Trombone 1/2 Trombone 3 Timpani/Triangle Bass Drum/Cymbals Harp Offstage Harp Offstage Piano Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos/Basses |
| View | Complete | parts | Choudens | 1907 | Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos / Basses |
| View | Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Aria, Act II) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Aria, Act II) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts |
| View | Scintille Diamant (Dappertutto Aria, Act III) | parts | — | — | Complete Score (Low Voice) Engraving files |
| View | Entr'acte and Barcarolle (Acte IV) | parts | Lance Humphrey Cowled | 2019 | Complete Parts |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1881 | Complete Score (color scan) |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1881 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1882 | Vocal and Chorus Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1907 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1907 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | J.B. Cramer | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1911 | Cover, title, preliminaries Act I Act II Act III Act IV |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | 1907 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | vocal score | Bessel | 1899 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | vocal score | Ginn and Co. | 1919 | Complete score "Lovely Night O Tender Night" |
| View | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Act I Act II Act III Act IV |
| View | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | Arrangement for orchestra | Choudens | — | Complete Score Oboes 1/2, Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos/Basses |
| View | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | Arrangement for orchestra | — | — | Complete Score Flute 1, 2 Oboe 1, 2 Clarinet 1, 2 (B) Bassoon 1 ,2 Horn 1, 2 (E) Cornet 1, 2 (A or B) Trombone 1, 2, 3 Percussion Harp Violins I, II Violas, Cellos, Basses Engraving files (Lilypond) |
| View | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Anton J. Benjamin | 1922 | Condensed Score and Parts |
| View | Voyez-la sous son éventail (Act II) | Arrangement for voice, flute and strings |
Gabriel Bachmanov | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for concert band |
P.G. Saganski | 2019 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Walter Jacobs | 1913 | Condensed Score and Parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 string orchestras |
Farid Zehar | 2015 | Complete Score (Orchestra I + II) Complete Score (Orch. I) Complete Score (Orch. II) |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for female chorus and piano |
Schirmer | 1908 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp and strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 11 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score Complete Parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Elaine Fine | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 voices, mandolin and double bass 2 voices and mandolin |
Colette Mourey | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for flute, guitar and violin |
— | — | Complete score and parts |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 mezzosopranos and harp |
— | — | Complete Score Harp Part |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score Horn (F) Trumpet (B) Euphonium |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Century Music Co. | 1921 | Cello Part |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Universal Edition | 1911 | Complete Score and Violin Part |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score Violin Part |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | — | Complete Score Violin |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands Léon Roques |
Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp |
International Music Company | 1922 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp |
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. | 1919 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp | Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Sirius-Verlag | 1932 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1911 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score Engraving Files (MuseScore and MusicXML) |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1918 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano | De Luxe Music Co. | 1911 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
H. Freeman & Co. | 1936 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score Engraving Files (MuseScore and MusicXML) |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co. | 1911 | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Léon Idzikowski | — | Complete Score |
| View | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Eclipse Publishing Co. | — | Complete Score |
| View | Quadrille | Arrangement for piano 4 hands Léon Roques |
Choudens | — | Complete Score |
| View | Bouquet de Mélodies | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Suites n° 1 et 2 |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | — | Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris (orchestra) | Mado Robin, soprano Pierre Dervaux, conductor |
— | Air d’Olympia “Les oiseaux dans la charmille” | |
| View | — | — | Héctor Valls, piano | For Voice and Piano (Valls) | Barcarole: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (duet) | |
| View | Synthesized | Barcarolle (Act IV) | — | For 11 Recorders (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance |
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