Harold en Italie, H 68 (Berlioz, Hector)

		Movements/Sections 4 movements I. Harold aux montagnes. Scènes de mélancolie, de bonheur, et de joie     (Harold in the mountains. Scenes of melancoly, happiness and joy.) II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir     (Procession of pilgrims singing the evening hymn) III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse     (Serenade of an Abruzzi-mountaineer to his sweetheart) IV. Orgie de brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes     (The brigand’s orgies. Reminiscences of the preceding scenes.) Composition Year 1834 Genre Categories Symphonies; For viola, orchestra; Scores featuring the viola; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For viola, piano (arr); For 2 players; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (3)
• Parts (13)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (6)

Full Scores

 I. Harold aux montagnes, etc.
II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir
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 III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse
IV. Orgie de brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes
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Massenetique (2011/8/22)

Editor:

Arthur Smolian (1856-1911)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, 1899. Plate E.E. 3623.

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 Complete Score
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Daphnis (2007/8/18)

Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie I, Band 2.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–07. Plate H.B. 3

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Mineola: Dover Publications, 1984.

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Parts

 Flute 1, 2 (Piccolo)
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 Oboe 1 (English Horn), 2
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 Clarinet 1, 2 (in C, A)
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 Bassoons 1 & 3, 2 & 4
Separate part for Bassoons 3 and 4, movement II
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 Horn 1, 2 (in G, E, C, E♭)
3 (in D, C, F, G), 4 (in D, C, E, G)
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 Trumpet 1, 2 (in C)
Cornet 1, 2 (in A, B♭)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
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 Timpani, Cymbals, 2 Tambours de basque, Triangle
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 Harp
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 Violins I, II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Editor:

Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1910).

Reprinted:

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

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete

For Viola and Piano (Liszt)

 Piano Score, Viola Part
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 Piano Score
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 Viola Part
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Kinnaird (2008/12/18)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Brandus et Cie., n.d.[1881]. Plate B. et Cie. 12,533.

Reprinted:

Paris: C. Joubert, n.d. (#114534)

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2nd version (S.472/2)

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For Piano 4 hands (Balakirev)

 Complete Score
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Hobbypianist (2007/3/24)

Arranger:

Mily Balakirev (1837–1910)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Brandus et Cie., n.d.(1878). Plate B. et Cie. 12,311.

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II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir

For Piano solo (Liszt)

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Caprotti (2012/4/19)

 Complete Score
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Caprotti (2012/4/19)

Arranger:

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Publisher Info.:

Winterthur: J. Rieter-Biedermann, n.d.(ca.1865). Plate 465.

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General Information

Work Title	Harold en Italie, Symphonie avec un alto principal en 4 parties
Alternative Title	Harold in Italy, Symphony with solo viola in 4 parts

Composer	Berlioz, Hector
Opus/Catalogue Number	Œuvre 16 ; H 68
Key	G major
Movements/Sections	4 movements I. Harold aux montagnes. Scènes de mélancolie, de bonheur, et de joie     (Harold in the mountains. Scenes of melancoly, happiness and joy.) II. Marche de pélerins chantant la prière du soir     (Procession of pilgrims singing the evening hymn) III. Sérénade d’un montagnard des Abruzzes à sa maîtresse     (Serenade of an Abruzzi-mountaineer to his sweetheart) IV. Orgie de brigands. Souvenirs des scènes précédentes     (The brigand’s orgies. Reminiscences of the preceding scenes.)
Year/Date of Composition	1834
First Publication	1848
Dedication	À Monsieur Humbert Ferrand (1805–68)
Average Duration	40 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Viola and Orchestra 2 Flutes (1 also Piccolo), 2 Oboes (1 also English Horn), 2 Clarinets, 4 Bassoons 4 Horns, 2 Trumpets, 2 Cornets, 3 Trombones, Ophicleïde, Timpani, Triangle, Cymbals, 2 Tambourines (3 players), Harp, Strings
External Links	Wikipedia article http://www.hberlioz.com/Scores/sharold.htm

Misc. Comments

after motifs from Lord Byron’s Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage

Publication History

• Paris: 1848, Œuvre 16 (full score)
• Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d., as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie I, Band II, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
• Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2001, BA 5457, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 17, edited by Paul Banks