L'Orfeo, SV 318 (Monteverdi, Claudio)

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Feduol (2013/8/27)

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Irishmaestro (2013/9/24)

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Giovanni Tribuzio (2017/10/29)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Venice: Ricciardo Amadino, 1609.
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Misc. Notes Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena (I-MOe): Mus.D.249
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Boccaccio (2009/5/1)

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Editor Second edition
Publisher. Info. Venice: Ricciardo Amadino, 1615.
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Misc. Notes RISM M 3450
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Editor Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973)
Publisher. Info. Tutte le opere di Claudio Monteverdi, Vol.11
Vienna: Universal Edition, 1930.
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Toccata

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A1733.
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Misc. Notes This score calls it an Overture.
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Toccata, Prologue, Act 1

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Philip Legge (2007/9/6)

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Publisher. Info. Choral Public Domain Library, 2006.
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Choro: Ahi! caso acerbo, Act 2

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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Misc. Notes Urtext edition after a facsimile of the original publication.
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Air d'Orphée

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Morel (2020/4/14)

Language French
Translator Unknown
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.80
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1909.
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Misc. Notes Annotations et commentaires de Vincent d'Indy
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Toccata

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Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Sinfonias and Ritornellos

For Strings (Malipiero)

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6 more: Violins I • Violins II • Violins III • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Arranger Gian Francesco Malipiero (1882-1973)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, 1930. Plate E.R. 1081-82.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1987-2018). Catalog A7627.
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Selections

For 5 Recorders (Wiebes)

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Misc. Notes Sinfonia, Ritornello, Moresca
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Misc. Notes Toccata, Ritornel
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Libretti

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Publisher. Info. Novara: De Agostini, 1990.
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General Information

Work Title L’Orfeo
Alternative. Title Favola in musica
Name Translations L'Orfeo; Orfeus; Orfeusz; Орфей; אורפיאו; Օրփեոս; La fábula de Orfeo; Orfeo; Orpheus; Orfey; La favola d'Orfeo; اورفئو; Орфеј; オルフェオ; La Orfeo; Ορφέας; 奧菲歐; 오르페오
Name Aliases אורפאו; L'Orfeo, favola in musica; L'Orfeo favola in musica; La fabula de Orfeo; L’Orpheo; L'Orpheo; Orfeo, SV 318
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 175180300; LCCN: n81035851; GND: 300105800; BNF: 13916483d; BNE: XX225915
Composer Monteverdi, Claudio
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. SV 318
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICM 69
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's prologue, 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1607
First Performance. 1607-02-24 in Mantua, Ducal Palace
First Publication. 1609 - Venice, re-issued 1615
Librettist Alessandro Striggio II (ca.1573–1630)
Language Italian
Dedication Francesco IV Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (1586-1612)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, mixed chorus, orchestra
Vocal Roles
La Musica (soprano)
Orfeo (tenor)
Euridice (soprano)
La messaggera, Silvia (soprano)
Speranza (soprano)
Caronte (bass)
Plutone (bass)
Proserpina (soprano)
Eco (tenor)
Apollo (tenor)
Chorus
Nymphs and shepherds (soprano, alto, 2 tenors - also soli, Acts I, II, V)
Infernal spirits (2 tenors, bass - also soli, Acts III, IV)
Orchestra (Monteverdi's)
2 cornettos, 4 trumpets, 5 trombones
2 recorders, 2 piccolo violins
10 members of the violin family (viole da brazzo) in 2 groups
2 violins, 2 violas, cello; 2 basses
2 harpsichords, 3 chitarroni, 3 bass viola da gamba, a harp
2 small pipe organs; portable reed organ (‘Regal’)
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