La damoiselle élue (Debussy, Claude)
| Title | La damoiselle élue |
| Creators | Claude Debussy, composer Dante Gabriel Rossetti, librettist Gabriel Sarrazin, librettist |
| Opus | CD 69 |
| Instrumentation | soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra |
| Number of movements | — |
| Keys | — |
| Composed | 1887 |
| First published | 1892 |
| Dedication | Paul Dukas |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | 1260 |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Secular cantatas |
| Language | French |
| Period | Romantic |
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Sections
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Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | Prélude | organ | Palmer Christian |
| View | Prélude | piano | — |
| View | Prélude | piano | Xinhao Zheng |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File (click to view) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Version | — | Holograph manuscript | 1893 | Complete Score |
| View | Version | — | Manuscript | 1900 | Complete Score |
| View | Version | — | Durand | — | Complete Score |
| View | Version | — | Durand | — | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | parts | Durand | — | Flute 1/2, 3 Oboe 1/2, English Horn Clarinet 1/2, 3-Bass Clarinet Bassoon 1/2, 3 Horn 1/2, 3/4 Trumpet 1/2, 3 Trombone 1/2, 3 Harp 1/2 Violins I Violins II Violas Cellos Basses |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Durand | 1906 | Complete Score (Debussy) Covers, Title Page |
| View | Complete | vocal score | Schirmer | 1803 | Complete Score |
| View | Complete | selections,vocal score | — | — | Recitatif: Sa robe flotante |
| View | Prélude | Arrangement for organ |
Boston Music Co. | 1920 | Complete Score |
| View | Prélude | Arrangement for piano | Durand | 1909 | Complete Score (scan) Complete Score (filter) Complete Score (BSB) |
| View | Prélude | Arrangement for piano |
Xinhao Zheng | 2018 | Complete Score (Urtext) |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Ensemble | Performers | Files (click to listen) |
|---|---|---|---|
| View | DuPage Symphony Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert, conductor Victoria VerHoven, soprano Sharon Quattrin, performer |
Complete Performance |
| View | Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra) | Bidu Sayão, soprano Rosalind Nadell, performer Eugene Ormandy, conductor |
Complete Performance |
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