La reine de Saba (Gounod, Charles)

		Movements/Sections 5 Acts (original version) 4 Acts (several subsequent revisions) First Publication 1862 Genre Categories Grand operas; Stage Works; Operas; 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 (arr); For 1 player; Scores featuring the piano; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players

Sheet Music

• Vocal Scores (6)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (3)

Vocal Scores

Four-Act Versions

 Complete Score
*#70754 - 19.11MB, 302 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 1330x⇩

PDF scanned by University of Toronto
Massenetique (2010/7/10)

Arranger:

Georges Bizet (1838–1875), piano reduction

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 880.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

The same plate number (A.C. 880) was used for the original version in five acts and, at least, also this subsequent four-act revision. This scan is not the original 1862 publication.

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 Preliminaries - Act I - Act II - Act III, Scene 1
*#107231 - 10.21MB, 125 (ii, #1-123) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 307x⇩

PDF scanned by Russ. St. Lib.
Massenetique (2011/6/28)

 Act III, Scene 2 - Act IV - Supplément
*#107232 - 11.34MB, 121 (#124-222, I-XXII) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 177x⇩

PDF scanned by Russ. St. Lib.
Massenetique (2011/6/28)

Arranger:

Georges Bizet (1838-1875), piano reduction

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens, n.d.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This scan is not identical to the version uploaded above, it constitutes another four-act version and includes a Supplément with an additional duet.

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Comme la naissante aurore (Act I)

 Complete Score
*#154573 - 0.33MB, 6 (#118-123) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 128x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Massenetique (2011/11/22)

Publisher Info.:

Vingt mélodies, 3^ème recueil (Édition B, pour soprano ou ténor).
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1872]. Plate A.C. 2482.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Published in this collection as La reine du matin.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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Inspirez-moi, race divine (Act II)

 Complete Score
*#30167 - 0.52MB, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 261x⇩

PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Zoé (2009/4/4)

Editor:

Max Spicker (1858-1912)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1890. Plate 7602.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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Cantabile: Esclave et reine

 Complete Score (E major)
*#258772 - 0.69MB, 5 (#85-89) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 28x⇩

PDF scanned by Bibl. Dig. Hispánica
Massenetique (2012/11/15)

Publisher Info.:

Vingt mélodies, 4^ème recueil (soprano ou ténor)
Paris: Choudens, n.d.[1877].

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

For high voice.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Complete Score

For Piano solo (Bizet/Büsser)

	Complete Score (4-Act Version)	PDF file, Scanned by Timtin
	176 pages, 6.41 MB	Uploader: Timtin (6 March 2012)

Arranger:

Henri Büsser (1872-1973)
after the piano reduction by Georges Bizet (1838–1875).

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1895). Plates A.C. 880 & A.C. 881.

Copyright:

This file is public domain in the USA only!
It is not PD in Canada, the EU or elsewhere.

Misc. Notes:

Index numbering out of step with actual numbering. Ballet music included by publisher. Pp.76-80 left blank - no music missing.

Selections

For Piano solo (Liszt)

See: Les Sabéennes, S.408, by Franz Liszt

Ballet et Fragments

For Piano 4 hands (Timm)

 Complete Score
*#14990 - 4.72MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 183x⇩

PDF scanned by Unknown
Morel (2007/10/5)

Arranger:

Henry Christian Timm (1811–1892)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1884. Plate 3579.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

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For Piano solo

 Complete Score
*#104323 - 2.12MB, 22 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 214x⇩

PDF scanned by Libr. of Congress
Choul (2011/6/4)

Editor:

William Scharfenberg (1819-1895)

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1884. Plate 3574.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

Cleaned 600 dpi B/W Score.

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General Information

Work Title	La reine de Saba
Alternative Title	Grand opéra en quatre actes

Composer	Gounod, Charles
Movements/Sections	5 Acts (original version) 4 Acts (several subsequent revisions)
First Performance	1862-02-28 Paris: Opéra (Salle Le Peletier), Pierre-Louis Dietsch (conductor).
First Publication	1862
Librettist	Jules Barbier (1825-1901) Michel Carré (1821-1872) after Les Nuits du Ramazan aus Voyage en Orient by Gérard de Nerval
Language	French
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices, chorus, orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Synopsis (charles-gounod.com) La reine de Saba - scores at Sheet Music Plus