Le streghe, Op.8 (Paganini, Niccolò)

Composition Year 1813
Genre Categories Variations; For violin, orchestra; Scores featuring the violin; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For flute, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)
Related Works Based on La Noce di Benevento by Süssmayr

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Scores

 Complete Score
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Schonenberger, n.d.[1851].
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Parts

 Flute 1
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⇒ 21 more: Flute 2 • Oboe 1 • Oboe 2 • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Clarinet 2 (B♭) • Bassoon • Horn 1 (E♭) • Horn 2 (E♭) • Trumpet 1 (E♭) • Trumpet 2 (E♭) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Timpani • Bass Drum/Cymbals • Violin solo • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Double Basses

 Flute 2
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 Oboe 1
#561086 - 0.18MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 56×⇩ - Carolus

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 Oboe 2
#561087 - 0.73MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 58×⇩ - Carolus

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
#561088 - 0.60MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 57×⇩ - Carolus

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 Clarinet 2 (B♭)
#561089 - 0.53MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 56×⇩ - Carolus

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 Bassoon
#561090 - 0.19MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 57×⇩ - Carolus

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 Horn 1 (E♭)
#561091 - 0.17MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 59×⇩ - Carolus

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 Horn 2 (E♭)
#561092 - 0.73MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 54×⇩ - Carolus

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 Trumpet 1 (E♭)
#561093 - 0.14MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 53×⇩ - Carolus

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 Trumpet 2 (E♭)
#561094 - 0.62MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 56×⇩ - Carolus

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 Trombone 1
#561095 - 0.62MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 54×⇩ - Carolus

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 Trombone 2
#561096 - 0.62MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 56×⇩ - Carolus

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 Trombone 3
#561097 - 0.60MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 55×⇩ - Carolus

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 Timpani
#561098 - 0.16MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 55×⇩ - Carolus

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 Bass Drum/Cymbals
#561099 - 0.52MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 55×⇩ - Carolus

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 Violin solo
#561100 - 4.29MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 125×⇩ - Carolus

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 Violins I
#561101 - 1.39MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 74×⇩ - Carolus

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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
#561104 - 1.28MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 55×⇩ - Carolus

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 Double Basses
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Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Schonenberger, n.d.[1851].
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
Copyright
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Flute and Piano (Briccialdi)
See: Danza delle Streghe di Paganini, Op.138
For Violin and Piano (Composer)

 Complete Score and Violin Part (color)
#561083 - 2.06MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 99×⇩ - Carolus

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 Complete Score (later printing)
#239325 - 1.51MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1385×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Violin Part
#239324 - 0.98MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5948×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Arranger Composer
Editor First edition*
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1851]. Plate 11370.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes From the Drs. Whitby Music Collection at the University of Western Ontario.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score and Violin Part
#29589 - 3.64MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5484×⇩ - Carmar1791

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Carmar1791 (2009/3/15)

Arranger Composer
Editor First edition*
Publisher. Info. Milano: Ricordi, n.d.[1851]. Plate 23793.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#30585 - 0.78MB, 18 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1267×⇩ - Letsdrinktea

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 Violin Part
#30584 - 0.37MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4627×⇩ - Letsdrinktea

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Letsdrinktea (2009/4/20)

Arranger Composer
Editor Richard Aldrich (1863–1937), piano
Leopold Lichtenberg (1861–1935), violin
Publisher. Info. New York: G. Schirmer, 1903. Plate 16158.
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 Complete Score
#239327 - 1.32MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 693×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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 Violin Part
#239326 - 0.51MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1235×⇩ - Aldona Jones

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Editor August Wilhelmj (1845–1908)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1909. Plate 27778.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#37544 - 0.82MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V*/C*/V* - 1150×⇩ - KGill

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 Violin Part
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Editor Tibor Ney (1906–1981)
Publisher. Info. Paganini Album (pp.18-31)
Budapest: Editio Musica, (1968). Plate Z. 5382.
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For Violin and Piano (Cernicchiaro)

 Complete Score
#23491 - 1.30MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1371×⇩ - Generoso

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Arranger Vincenzo Cernicchiaro (1858–1928)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d.(ca.1880). Plate 5907.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This pdf says Op.7.
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For Violin and Piano (Kreisler)

 Complete Score
#283389 - 2.28MB, 16 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/33 - 706×⇩ - Yoder

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 Violin Part
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Arranger Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Eulenburg, 1905. Plate E.E. 2613.
Copyright
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For Cello and Piano (Bockmühl)

 Complete Score
#19644 - 2.47MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 986×⇩ - Generoso

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 Cello Part
#59795 - 1.05MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1670×⇩ - Generoso

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 Cello Part (paste-up from score)
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Arranger Robert Emile Bockmühl (1820–1881), cello part
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Litolff, No. 811, n.d.(ca.1870).
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Misc. Notes Johann Sebastian Paetsch (paste-up cello part)
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For Piano (Wallace)

 Complete Score
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Arranger William Vincent Wallace (1813–1865)
Publisher. Info. New York: William Hall & Son, 1852. Plate 2102.
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 Complete Score
#989450 - 22.31MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3×⇩ - Rah9639

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Arranger William Vincent Wallace (1812–1865)
Publisher. Info. New York: William Hall & Son, 1852. Plate 2102.
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For Piano (Welsh and Heinrich)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Thomas Welsh (1780–1848)
Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781–1861)
Publisher. Info. [New York?]: Unidentified Publisher, n.d.(ca.1832).
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Misc. Notes Founded upon the popular Italian air, “The Witches Dance”. Revised and reprinted from the London copy and performed first time in America at Messrs. Comer and Kendall’s Concert, Boston, to the admiration of the public by Mrs. Ostinelli.
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 Complete Score
#789875 - 0.48MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 109×⇩ - Rah9639

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Arranger Thomas Welsh (1780–1848)
Anthony Philip Heinrich (1781–1861)
Editor Robert A. Hudson (b. 1948)
Publisher. Info. Robert A. Hudson, 2022.
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For Simplified Piano (Maylath)

 Complete Score
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Arranger Henry Maylath (1827–1883)
Publisher. Info. New York: William Hall & Son, 1878.
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Misc. Notes This file is from the MIT archive project.
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For Violin and Piano (Anzoletti)

 Complete Score
#869486 - 13.81MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/V - 15×⇩ - 已穿了的龍

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已穿了的龍 (2023/8/12)

Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, n.d.[1900-10].
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library.
There are 4 endings for the work:
  1. Jumping to asterisk cadenza in finale (P.11), then goes to the last page.
  2. Skipping the P.11 cadenza and jump to last page (II Cadenza)
  3. Ends normally with the finale (P.13), but with another alternate ending available as well.
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Cadenza

Anzoletti

 Complete Cadenza
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已穿了的龍 (2023/12/28)

Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1920. (5 March)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. This is to replace the last 12 bars in the finale. (Personally I think this work has some shadows of Kreisler's cadenza.)
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 Complete Cadenza
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已穿了的龍 (2023/12/28)

Arranger Marco Anzoletti (1866–1929)
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1923. (23 November)
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This manuscript is from Biblioteca Digitale Trentina / Trentino Digital Library. Titled Cadenza e finale, it is played after the Piu lento section in Variation 1. -Sissel
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General Information

Work Title La Streghe
Alternative. Title Variazioni su un tema tratto dal balletto 'Il Noce di Benevento' (Danse des sorcières)
Composer Paganini, Niccolò
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.8 ; MS 19
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. INP 26
Key E-flat major
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1813
First Performance. 1803-10-29 in Milan, Teatro alla Scala
Niccolò Paganini (violin), La Scala Orchestra
First Publication. 1851 - Paris: Schonenberger*
Average DurationAvg. Duration 9 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation violin, orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon
2 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones
timpani, bass drum, cymbals, strings
Related Works Based on La Noce di Benevento by Süssmayr
Extra Information Solo violin requires scordatura tuning A♭ E♭ B♭ F (i.e. all strings up a semitone)
Issued simultaneously by Schott and Ricordi. See also Ševčík: School of Interpretation for the Violin, Op.16 (Paganini - Le Streghe)
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