Armide, LWV 71 (Lully, Jean-Baptiste)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
| Composer Page | Lully, Jean-Baptiste | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movements/Sections | Prologue + 5 acts | ||
| Composition Year | ca.1686 | ||
| Genre Categories | Tragedies en musique; Stage Works; Operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language; For 5 recorders (arr); For 5 players; Scores featuring the recorder; For harpsichord (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the harpsichord; For piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano |
Performances
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Scores
Full Scores
Complete Opera
Complete Score
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Uploader: Peter (19 November 2006)
Manuscript, n.d.
Performer's Edition (US users) — Petrucci-Merton (non-US users)
Complete Score
*#01970 - 30.31MB, 335 pages - 9.0/10 (1) - V/V/V - 1919x⇩
PDF file, Scanned by UNT Library
Uploader: Peter (24 October 2006)
First edition
Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1686.
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Complete Score
*#18808 - 2.80MB, 244 pages - 10.0/10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1741x⇩
Selections
Rondeau (Act I, scene 3)
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Sarabande (Act I, scene 3)
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Gavotte et Canarie (Act IV, scene 2)
*#122266 - 0.28MB, 3 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 112x⇩
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Act II, sc.5: "Enfin, il est en ma puissance!" (Armide)
Complete score
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PDF file, Typeset by Pierre Gouin
Uploader: Pierre Gouin (2 October 2011)
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Vocal Scores
Complete score (Voices, dessus and figured basse continue)
*#29630 - 26.36MB, 196 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 1112x⇩
PDF file, Scanned by Pierre.chepelov
Uploader: Pierre.chepelov (16 March 2009)
French
Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1713.
Béziers: Société de Musicologie du Languedoc, n.d.[1989]
Second edition (1713)
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Complete Score
*#116278 - 15.61MB, 329 (ix, #1-320) pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 291x⇩
PDF file, Scanned by Internet Archive / UNC
Uploader: Massenetique (31 August 2011)
Théodore de Lajarte (1826-1890), piano reduction
Théodore de Lajarte (1826-1890)
Paris: Théodore Michaelis, n.d. Plate T.M. 237.
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Parts
Complete Parts
Complete Parts
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PDF file, Scanned by SLUB Dresden
Uploader: Fynnjamin (26 June 2011)
Manuscript, n.d.
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Selections
Rondeau (Act I, sc.3)
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Sarabande (Act I, sc.3)
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Gavotte et Canarie (Act IV, sc.2)
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Dessus, Haute-contre, Taille, Quinte & Basse
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Selections
For 5 Recorders (Lanoiselée)
Rondeau (Act I, sc.3) - score
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Rondeau (Act I, sc.3) - parts
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Sarabande (Act I, sc.3) - score
*#122276 - 0.19MB, 2 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 36x⇩
Sarabande (Act I, sc.3) - parts
*#122277 - 0.19MB, 5 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 25x⇩
Gavotte et Canarie (Act IV, sc.2) - score
*#122278 - 0.27MB, 3 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 44x⇩
Gavotte et Canarie (Act IV, sc.2) - parts
*#122279 - 0.28MB, 5 pages - No ratings - !N/!N/!N - 25x⇩
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For 2 descant, treble, tenor and bass recorders
These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection, and are also included in the Mondrup Recorder Collection.
Ouverture
For Harpsichord solo (Gouin)
Complete score
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PDF file, Typeset by Pierre Gouin
Uploader: Pierre Gouin (2 October 2011)
Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2007
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Marche (Act I, sc.3)
For Harpsichord solo (LucioSilla)
Complete Score
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PDF file, Typeset by Luciosilla
Uploader: Luciosilla (30 December 2011)
LucioSilla
LucioSilla
Gavotte
For Piano solo (Martucci)
Complete Score
*#98231 - 0.06MB, 1 pages - No ratings - V/V/V - 248x⇩
Giuseppe Martucci (1856-1909)
10 Danze Antiche (Series 1)
Bologna: Achille Tedeschi, n.d. Plate 2882.
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Commercial Recordings
Armide, LWV 71, Lully" (MP3 albums (US only), general composer works).
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General Information
| Work Title | Armide |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Lully, Jean-Baptiste |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | LWV 71 |
| Movements/Sections | Prologue + 5 acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | ca.1686 |
| First Performance | 1686-02-15
|
| First Publication | 1686 |
| Librettist | Philippe Quinault (1635−1688), after Torquato Tasso (1544–1595): La Gerusalemme liberata (1580) |
| Language | French |
| Dedication | Louis XIV, King of France (1638–1715) |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | vocal soli + chorus, 5-part orchestra (dessus de violons, hautes-contre, tailles, quintes, basses de violon) |
| External Links | Wikipedia article |
| Discuss this piece |
Misc. Comments
Roles
- La Gloire (soprano)
- La Sagesse (soprano)
- Armide (soprano)
- Renaud (haute-contre)
- Phénice (soprano), Sidonie (soprano)
- Hidraot (baritone), Aronte (tenor)
- Artémidore (tenor), La Haine (tenor)
- Ubalde (baritone)
- The Danish Knight (haute-contre)
- Demon/Water Nymph (soprano)
- Demon/Lucinde (soprano)
- Demon/Mélisse (soprano)


