Le roi s'amuse (Delibes, Léo)
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Complete Orchestral score
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Paris: Heugel, n.d.(ca.1888). Plate 7664.
Reissue (new engraving) - ca.1950 (?)
The score here is a re-engaving of the original edition, which was 52 pages.
Arrangements and Transcriptions
VI. Passepied
For Piano solo (Composer)
Complete score
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Ferdinand Meyer
Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt & Co., 1885. Plate A.P.S. & Co. 740
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General Information
| Work Title | Le roi s'amuse |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Suite d'orchestre |
| Composer | Delibes, Léo |
|---|---|
| Number of Movements/Sections | 7 dances |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1882 |
| Year of First Publication | (1888) |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Symphonic dance piece |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Strings, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, trombones and timpani. |
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Misc. Comments
Set of dances used as incidental music for a ball scene in the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo.
Section Listing
I. Gaillarde (pg. 1)
II. Pavane: "Belle qui tiens ma vie" (pg. 19)
III. Scène du bouquet (pg. 23)
IV. Lesquercarde (pg. 28)
V. Madrigal (pg. 34)
VI. Passepied (pg. 39)
VII. Final: Reprise de la gaillarde (pg. 48)
