Déjanire, incidental music (Saint-Saëns, Camille)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 acts
First Publication	1898 (vocal score)
Genre Categories	Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For 2 mixed choruses, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; French language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr)
Related Works	Déjanire, opera

Sheet Music

Prologue
*#50948 - 4.07MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 477×⇩ - OscarJaume

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OscarJaume (2009/12/27)

Publisher. Info.	Album Musica, No.123 Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1912.
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Misc. Notes	Instrumentation : bell in C, 2 harps, string orchestra
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Prélude et Cortège
*#604880 - 7.10MB, 33 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 23×⇩ - Berwald

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Berwald (2020/1/9)

Publisher. Info.	Paris: Durand, n.d.[1899]. Plate D. et F. 5538.
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Misc. Notes	BNF notice bibliographique
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Complete Vocal Score
*#36798 - 3.81MB, 116 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 251×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2009/8/10)

Publisher. Info.	Paris: A. Durand & Fils, 1898. Plate A. D. & F. 5522.
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Complete Score (G major)
*#576506 - 1.04MB, 6 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15×⇩ - Berwald

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Berwald (2019/6/9)

Publisher. Info.	Paris: Durand, n.d.[1899]. Plate D. & F. 5551.
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Complete Score (E♭ major)
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Berwald (2019/6/9)

Publisher. Info.	Paris: Durand, n.d.[1899]. Plate D. & F. 5551bis.
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Prélude et Cortège
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Berwald (2020/1/9)

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Publisher. Info.	Paris: Durand, n.d.[1898]. Plate D. & F. 5523.
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Work Title	Déjanire
Alternative. Title
Composer	Saint-Saëns, Camille
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	ICS 61
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's	4 acts
First Performance.	1898-08-28 in Béziers
First Publication.	1898 (vocal score)
Librettist	Louis Gallet (1835-1898)
Language	French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Romantic
Piece Style	Early 20th century
Instrumentation	fairy chorus (ST), mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra
Related Works	Déjanire, opera
Manuscript Sources	Manuscript for original instrumentation: F-Pn MS-510 Holograph manuscript (containing other hands) for reduced orchestra: F-Pn MS-507 Holograph manuscript for piano reduction: F-Pn MS-511

Composed 1898 as incidental music to Gallet's play. Orchestral force consists of two wind bands, a string orchestra and additional instruments (band instrumentation by Charles Eustace?).
Later reduced by Saint-Saëns for an ordinary orchestra (likley for a performance in November 1898 at Théâtre de l'Odéon)
Revised 1911 as a 'drame lyrique' (opera)
Prologue ("Béziers, noble cité...") proceeded the first performance on 28 August 1898 to celebrate the "Fêtes de Beziers" and not included in later versions.