Carmen Suite No.1 (Bizet, Georges)
Free public domain sheet music from IMSLP / Petrucci Music Library
- For the complete opera, see Carmen.
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Music Files
Full Score
Orchestral score
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Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), arranger
Paris: Choudens, n.d., plate A.C. 6459
Parts
Cellos
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Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), arranger
Fritz Hoffmann, editor
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910)
Reprint — New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. (after 1933)
Arrangements and Transcriptions
For Piano solo (Guiraud)
Complete Score
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Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892), arranger
Paris: Choudens Pére et Fils, n.d.(ca.1885). Plate A.C. 6434.
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General Information
| Work Title | Carmen Suite No.1 |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Bizet, Georges |
|---|---|
| Number of Movements/Sections | 6 |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1873-74 |
| Genre | Other symphonic pieces |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
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Misc. Comments
The two orchestral suites were arranged after Bizet's death by Ernest Guiraud (1837-1892), based on Bizet's orchestration of the original operatic score. Suite No.1 comprises:
- Prélude
"Fate" motive from Prelude to Act I - Aragonaise
Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act IV - Intermezzo
Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act III - Séguedille
Carmen's aria (Seguidilla), Act I: "Près des remparts de Séville" - Les Dragons d'Alcala
Interlude (Entr'acte) before Act II: "Foot Soldiers of Provincial Spain" - Les Toréadors
Theme from Prelude to Act I and Procession of the Toreadors from Act IV: "Les voici! voici la quadrille des Toreros!"


