Dante Symphony, S.109 (Liszt, Franz)

		Movements/Sections 2 movements Inferno Purgatorio. Magnificat Composition Year 1855-56 Genre Categories Symphonies; For female chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring female chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; Latin language; For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; For 4 players; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (2)
• Parts (14)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (6)

Full Scores

 Complete Score (S.109) (Preview)
*#20417 - 37.25MB, 157 pp. -  8.4/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V* - 3709x⇩

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Caprotti (2008/8/6)

 Complete Score (S.109) (Preview)
*#60857 - 27.43MB, 162 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V* - 2862x⇩

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piupianissimo (2010/4/5)

Editor:

Franz Liszt-Stiftung

Publisher Info.:

Franz Liszt: Musikalische Werke. Serie I, Band 7.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1920. Plate F.L. 13

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.

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Parts

 Flute 1, 2, Piccolo
*#46648 - 1.50MB, 20 (8, 8, 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 417x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/22)

 Oboe 1, 2, English Horn
*#46649 - 1.54MB, 22 (8, 8, 6) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 261x⇩

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 Clarinet 1, 2 (in B♭), Bass Clarinet (in A)
*#46650 - 1.84MB, 26 (10, 10, 6) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 427x⇩

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 Bassoon 1, 2
*#46651 - 1.26MB, 19 (10, 9) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 193x⇩

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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (in F)
*#46652 - 1.57MB, 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) pp. -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (14) - V/V/V - 234x⇩

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (in B♭, D)
*#46653 - 0.55MB, 9 (5, 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 251x⇩

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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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 Timpani 1, 2, Cymbal, Tam-Tam, Bass Drum
*#46655 - 0.78MB, 13 (4, 2, 3, 2 (#2-3), 2 (#2-3)) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 243x⇩

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 Harp 1, 2
*#46656 - 1.41MB, 20 (15, 5) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 234x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/22)

 Violins I
*#46657 - 1.05MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 431x⇩

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 Violins II
*#46658 - 1.06MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 191x⇩

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 Violas
*#46659 - 0.93MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 196x⇩

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 Cellos
*#26578 - 0.97MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 234x⇩

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Generoso (2009/1/10)

 Basses
*#46660 - 0.58MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 234x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/22)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1920), plate O.B. 629

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
Mostly a copyist's manuscript, not engraved.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos 8 hands (Végh)

 Piano 1
*#60454 - 3.77MB, 59 pp. -  4.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 390x⇩

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Morel (2010/4/1)

 Piano 2
*#60455 - 3.32MB, 51 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 204x⇩

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Morel (2010/4/1)

Arranger:

János Végh (1845–1918)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1880). Plate 13368

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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For 2 Pianos 4 hands (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.648)
*#04508 - 5.05MB, 75 pp. -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1004x⇩

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Funper (2007/3/23)

 Complete Score
*#234521 - 7.45MB, 81 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 106x⇩

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Aldona Jones (2012/6/15)

Arranger:

Composer's arrangement

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(1858–59). Plate 9800.

Reprinted:

as Edition E.B. 3599, n.d.(ca.1915).

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano 4 hands (Hahn)

 Complete Score
*#115809 - 6.15MB, 83 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/C - 229x⇩

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Morel (2011/8/30)

Arranger:

Arthur Hahn

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1889). Plate 18187.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo (Stradal)

 Complete score
*#09299 - 7.39MB, 62 pp. -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 1696x⇩

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Funper (2007/7/3)

Arranger:

August Stradal (1860–1930)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1902. Plate 23939

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Stradal was a student of Liszt.

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General Information

Work Title	Dante Symphony
Alternative Title	Eine Symphonie zu Dante’s Divina Commedia / A Symphony to Dante’s Divine Comedy

Composer	Liszt, Franz
Opus/Catalogue Number	S.109 ; LW.G14
Movements/Sections	2 movements Inferno Purgatorio. Magnificat
Year/Date of Composition	1855-56
First Performance	1857-11-07 Dresden, the composer conducting
First Publication	1859
Librettist	Luke 1:46, translated Jerome (ca.347–420)
Language	Latin
Dedication	Richard Wagner
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices — Female chorus (SSAA) Orchestra 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba timpani, cymbals, tam-tam, bass drum, 2 harps, harmonium, string orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed for orchestra, 1855–56 (= S.109), based on sketches dating from 1839 and 1847–48

Published 1859 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

• Arranged for 2 pianos, 1856–57 (= S.648)

Published 1858–59 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig)

• Partially arranged for organ by Liszt [and Alexander Wilhelm Gottschalg?], 1860, as Einleitung, Fuge und Magnificat aus der Symphonie zu Dantes Divina commedia (= S.672b)

Published 1869 by Schuberth (Leipzig),

See also the Album Leaf ("Dante Symphony progression"), S.167f