Composition: Les contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach, Jacques)
| Title | Les contes d'Hoffmann |
| Alternative title | Opéra fantastique en cinq actes |
| Creators | Jacques Offenbach (composer) and 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 |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
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 and 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 and Léon Roques |
| view | Bouquet de Mélodies | piano 4 hands | Renaud de Vilbac |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete (1907 revision) | — | Choudens | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete (1907 revision) | — | Choudens | 1907 | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV: Tableau 1 · view Act IV: Tableau 2, Finale · view |
| view | Scintille Diamant (Dappertutto Aria, Act III) | — | — | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Entr'acte and Barcarolle (Act IV) | — | Manuscript | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Entr'acte and Barcarolle (Act IV) | — | Lance Humphrey Cowled | 2019 | Full Score · view Source Files (XML) · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Choudens | 1907 | Flute 1/2/Piccolo · view Oboe 1/2 · view Clarinet 1/2 · view Bassoon 1/2 · view Horn 1/2 · view Horn 3/4 · view Cornet 1/2 · view Trombone 1/2 · view Trombone 3 · view Timpani/Triangle · view Bass Drum/Cymbals · view Harp · view Offstage Harp · view Offstage Piano · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Complete | parts | Choudens | 1907 | Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos / Basses · view |
| view | Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Aria, Act II) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Aria, Act II) | parts | — | — | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Scintille Diamant (Dappertutto Aria, Act III) | parts | — | — | Complete Score (Low Voice) · view Engraving files · view |
| view | Entr'acte and Barcarolle (Acte IV) | parts | Lance Humphrey Cowled | 2019 | Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1881 | Complete Score (color scan) · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1881 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1882 | Vocal and Chorus Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Choudens | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | J.B. Cramer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1911 | Cover, title, preliminaries · view Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Complete | vocal score | Edition Peters | 1907 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | vocal score | Bessel | 1899 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | vocal score | Novello | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | vocal score | Ginn and Co. | 1919 | Complete score "Lovely Night O Tender Night" · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Universal Edition | — | Act I · view Act II · view Act III · view Act IV · view |
| view | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | Arrangement for orchestra | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view Oboes 1/2, Violins I, II, Violas, Cellos/Basses · view |
| view | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | Arrangement for orchestra | — | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2 · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B) · view Bassoon 1 ,2 · view Horn 1, 2 (E) · view Cornet 1, 2 (A or B) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 · view Percussion · view Harp · view Violins I, II · view Violas, Cellos, Basses · view Engraving files (Lilypond) · view |
| view | Intermezzo and Barcarolle | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Anton J. Benjamin | 1922 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Voyez-la sous son éventail (Act II) | Arrangement for voice, flute and strings |
Gabriel Bachmanov | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for concert band |
P.G. Saganski | 2019 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Walter Jacobs | 1913 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 string orchestras |
Farid Zehar | 2015 | Complete Score (Orchestra I + II) · view Complete Score (Orch. I) · view Complete Score (Orch. II) · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for female chorus and piano |
Schirmer | 1908 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp and strings |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 11 recorders |
— | — | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
Elaine Fine | 2018 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 voices, mandolin and double bass 2 voices and mandolin |
Colette Mourey | 2017 | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for flute, guitar and violin |
— | — | Complete score and parts · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for 2 mezzosopranos and harp |
— | — | Complete Score · view Harp Part · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for horn, trumpet and euphonium |
Hans Jorgen Messerschmidt | 2017 | Complete Score · view Horn (F) · view Trumpet (B) · view Euphonium · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano cello and piano |
Century Music Co. | 1921 | Cello Part · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Universal Edition | 1911 | Complete Score and Violin Part · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Bosworth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Violin · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp |
International Music Company | 1922 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp |
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Co. | 1919 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for harp | Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Sirius-Verlag | 1932 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Schirmer | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving Files (MuseScore and MusicXML) · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Breitkopf und Härtel | 1918 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano | De Luxe Music Co. | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
H. Freeman & Co. | 1936 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
— | — | Complete Score · view Engraving Files (MuseScore and MusicXML) · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Thiebes-Stierlin Music Co. | 1911 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Léon Idzikowski | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Barcarolle (Act IV) | Arrangement for piano |
Eclipse Publishing Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Quadrille | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Bouquet de Mélodies | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Choudens | — | Suites n° 1 et 2 · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Section | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris (orchestra) | Mado Robin (soprano) and Pierre Dervaux (conductor) | — | Air d’Olympia “Les oiseaux dans la charmille” · file | |
| view | Synthesized | — | — | Héctor Valls (piano) | For Voice and Piano (Valls) | Barcarole: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour (duet) · file | |
| view | Synthesized | Synthesized | Barcarolle (Act IV) | — | For 11 Recorders (Kemp) | Synthesized Performance · file |
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