Hérodiade (Massenet, Jules)

		Movements/Sections 3 Acts / 4 Acts Composition Year 1881; rev. 1883-4 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; 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 piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (5)
• Vocal Scores (3)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Full Scores

Four-Act Version (1884)

 Introduction
*#33621 - 2.90MB, 11 (1-11) pp. -  7.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (24) - V/V/V - 1091x⇩

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 Act I
*#33622 - 27.80MB, 96 (12-107) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1141x⇩

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 Act II
*#33623 - 31.08MB, 108 (108-215) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 777x⇩

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 Act III
*#33624 - 35.43MB, 141 (216-356) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 509x⇩

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 Act IV
*#33625 - 31.99MB, 109 (357-465) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 408x⇩

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Language:

French / German

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1892). Plate H. et Cie. 9077.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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Vocal Scores

Three-Act Version (1881)

 Preliminaries; Act I
*#105350 - 12.08MB, 161 (vi, 155) pp. -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/V - 1547x⇩

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 Acts II; III
*#105351 - 13.90MB, 206 (#156-361) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1013x⇩

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Publisher Info.:

Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1882]. Plate G.H. 1190.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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Four-Act Version (1884)

 Complete Score
*#70055 - 19.55MB, 359 pp. -  7.2/10 2 4 6 8 10 (5) - V/V/V - 3073x⇩

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Massenetique (2010/7/4)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1884]. Plate G.H. 1190.

Reprinted:

Paris: Heugel, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate H. et Cie. 7742.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

The Hartmann plate number associated with the original 3-act version was reused in publication of the revised 4-act version, yet the scores are not identical.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Ballet

For Piano 4 hands

 Piano score
*#31517 - 5.69MB, 23 pp. -  7.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 231x⇩

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Publisher Info.:

Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1894). Plate H. & Cie. 9401.

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Ballet - IV. Les Phéniciennes

For Voice and Piano (Massenet)

• see: Enchantement! (Massenet, Jules)
  
  

Act III: Prélude

For Piano solo

 Complete score
*#142496 - 0.20MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 166x⇩

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Publisher Info.:

Paris: Heugel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1894). Plate H. & Cie. 8945.

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General Information

Work Title	Hérodiade
Alternative Title	Opéra en trois actes et six tableaux / Opéra en quatre actes et sept tableaux

Composer	Massenet, Jules
Movements/Sections	3 Acts / 4 Acts
Year/Date of Composition	1881; rev. 1883-4
First Performance	1881-12-19 Brussels: Monnaie, Original version 1884-02-01 Paris: Théâtre Italien, Revised version
First Publication	1882 (vs, 3-Act) 1884 (vs, 4-Act)
Librettist	Paul Milliet (1848-1924) Henri Grémont - pseudonym of Georges Hartmann (1843-1900)
Language	French
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Vocal soli and Mixed Chorus with Orchestra 2 sopranos, 1 mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors, 3 baritones, 1 bass (9 roles), chorus Piccolo, 2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English horn, Piccolo Clarinet in E♭, 2 Clarinets in B♭/A, Bass Clarinet in B♭, 2 Saxophones (Alto in E♭, Tenor in B♭), 2 Bassoons 4 Horns in G/F/C/E/E♭/B♭, 2 Trumpets in F/E, 2 Cornets in B♭, 4 Trombones, Tuba, Contrabass Sax[horn] in B♭ Timpani (2 players), Percussion (Bass Drum (also with wooden mallet), Cymbals, Triangle, Sleighbells, Bells (also offstage), Tambourine, Military Drum, Glockenspiel, Snare Drum, Keyboard Glockenspiel), 2 Harps, Strings Offstage Herald (Roman) - Trumpets in E♭ Offstage Orchestra - 2 Piccolos, 2 Flutes, 2 Clarinets in A, Harp, Percussion (Keyboard Glockenspiel, 2 Pair of Antique Cymbals, Triangle, Tambour arabe), Piano, Women's Chorus, Offstage Band
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Operas by Jules Massenet
La grand'tante (1867) Don César de Bazan (1872) Le roi de Lahore (1877) Hérodiade (1881) Manon (1884) Le Cid (1885) Esclarmonde (1889) Le mage (1891) Werther (1892) Thaïs (1894) Le portrait de Manon (1894) La Navarraise (1894) Sapho (1897)	Cendrillon (1899) Grisélidis (1901) Le jongleur de Notre-Dame (1902) Chérubin (1905) Ariane (1906) Thérèse (1907) Bacchus (1909) Don Quichotte (1910) Roma (1912) Panurge (1913) Cléopâtre (1914) Amadis (1922)