Les contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach, Jacques)

		Movements/Sections 5 Acts Composition Year 1880 Genre Categories Operas comiques; 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

Sheet Music

• Full Scores (5)
• Parts (16)
• Vocal Scores (14)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (2)

Full Scores

 Act I
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 Act II
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 Act III
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 Act IV: Tableau 1
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 Act IV: Tableau 2, Finale
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Carolus (2008/7/30)

Arranger:

Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), completion

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens Fils, 1907. Plate A.C. 5100

Reprinted:

Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1990).

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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1907 version (with Dapertutto's aria and Septuor)

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Parts

Les oiseaux dans la charmille (Doll Aria, Act II)

 Flute 1 and 2
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 Oboe 1 and 2
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 Clarinet 1 and 2
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 Bassoon 1 and 2
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 Horn 1 and 2
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 Horn 3 and 4
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 Trumpet 1 and 2
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 Trombone 1 2 and 3
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 Triangle
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 Timpani
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 Harp
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 Violins I
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 Violins II
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Ryan Teynor

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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Complete Score
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Carolus (2010/12/30)

Arranger:

Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), completion
Auguste Bazille (1828–1891), piano reduction

Editor:

First edition

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens Père et Fils, n.d.(1881). Plate A.C. 5100.

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Color scan

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 Complete Score
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Massenetique (2011/7/24)

Editor:

Nouvelle édition

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens, n.d. Plate A.C. 5100.

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 Complete Score
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Carolus (2010/6/12)

Arranger:

Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), completion
Auguste Bazille (1828–1891), piano reduction

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens Père et Fils, n.d. Plate A.C. 5100

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 Complete Score
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Massenetique (2011/7/6)

Arranger:

Auguste Bazille (1828-1891), piano reduction

Language:

Italian / German

Translator:

Angelo Zanardini (1821-1893), Italian text
Julius Hopp (1819-1885), German text

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Paris: Choudens, n.d.(ca.1882). Plate A.C. 5301.

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 Complete Score
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Carolus (2008/7/28)

Arranger:

Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), completion
Auguste Bazille (1828–1891), piano reduction

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Choudens Fils, 1907. Plate A.C. 5100

Reprinted:

Budapest: Könemann (ca.1992)

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Public Domain [tag/del]

Misc. Notes:

1907 Version (with Dapertutto's aria and Septuor), the first ed. was 242 pages.

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 Complete Score
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Massenetique (2012/8/22)

Arranger:

Gustav Friedrich Kogel (1849-1921), piano reduction

Language:

German

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C. F. Peters, 1907. Plate 9476.

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Public Domain [tag/del]

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 Complete Score
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Fbusoni (2011/1/27)

Arranger:

Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), completion
Auguste Bazille (1828–1891), piano reduction

Language:

French / English

Translator:

Edward Agate (1880-1940), English text

Publisher Info.:

London: J.B. Cramer, (1907).

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1963).

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 Cover, title, preliminaries
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 Act I
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 Act II
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 Act III
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 Act IV
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Carolus (2009/10/29)

Arranger:

Ernest Guiraud (1837–1892), completion
Auguste Bazille (1828–1891), piano reduction

Language:

French / English

Translator:

Charles Henry Meltzer (1853–1936), English text

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1911. Plate 24030.

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Pages 114–115 missing.

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Barcarolle (Act IV)

 Complete Score
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Massenetique (2011/9/21)

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St. Petersburg: W. Bessel & Cie., n.d.(ca.1900). Plate 4662.

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 Complete score "Lovely Night O Tender Night"
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Choirguy (2012/7/23)

Editor:

J.M. McLaughlin
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W.W. Gilchrist

Language:

English

Translator:

M.F. Carney, English text

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The Coda, No.393
Boston: Ginn and Co., 1919

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Barcarolle (Act IV)

For Piano solo (Busoni)

 Nach Offenbach. Barcarole
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Ottaviano (2009/7/21)

Arranger:

Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1918. Plate 28210

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Wiesbaden, n.d.

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See also here. From Part 1 (VI) of Busoni's Klavierübung in fünf Teilen.
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For Piano solo (Gribben)

See: Opera Intermezzi (Various)

For Piano solo (Moszkowski)

See: Barcarolle from Tales of Hoffman (Moszkowski, Moritz)

For Piano solo

 Complete Score
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General Information

Work Title	Les contes d'Hoffmann
Alternative Title	Opéra fantastique en cinq actes

Composer	Offenbach, Jacques
Movements/Sections	5 Acts
Year/Date of Composition	1880
First Performance	1881-02-10 Paris: Opéra-Comique
First Publication	1881
Librettist	Jules Barbier (1825-1901)
Language	French
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Vocal soli and Mixed Chorus with Orchestra
External Links	Wikipedia article Wikipedia.fr article Opera Guide Aria-database.com

Misc. Comments

Roles

• Hoffmann, poète (ténor)
• Olympia, poupée mécanique (soprano)
• Antonia, jeune fille (soprano)
• Giulietta, courtisane (mezzo-soprano)
• Stella, cantatrice (soprano)
• Nicklausse / La Muse (mezzo-soprano)
• Lindorf (baryton-basse)
• Coppélius (baryton-basse)
• Docteur Miracle (baryton-basse)
• Capitaine Dapertutto (baryton-basse)
• Andrès, valet de Stella (ténor-bouffe)
• Cochenille, valet de Spalanzani (ténor-bouffe)
• Frantz, valet de Crespel (ténor-bouffe)
• Pitichinaccio, bouffon de Giulietta (ténor-bouffe)
• Spalanzani, inventeur (ténor-bouffe)
• Crespel, père d'Antonia (basse)
• La voix de la tombe (la mère d'Antonia) (mezzo-soprano)
• Schlémil, amant de Giulietta (baryton)
• Luther, cabaretier (basse)
• Nathanaël, étudiant (ténor)
• Hermann, étudiant (baryton)
• Wilhelm, étudiant (ténor) (rôle coupé après la création)

• Chœur: esprits invisibles, garçons de taverne, édiants et amis d'Hoffmann, invités de Spalanzani, jeunes filles et invités chez Giulietta

Section Listing

• Prélude
• Acte I (Prologue)

Introduction

Chœur: "Glou! Glou! Glou!"

Récitatif: "Le conseiller Lindorf!" (Lindorf, Andrès)

Couplets: "Dans les rôles d'amoureux langoureux" (Lindorf)

Scène: "Deux heures devant moi" (Lindorf, Luther)

Chœur: "Drig! Drig! Drig!" (Les Étudiants, Hermann, Luther, Nathanaël, Lindorf, Hoffmann, Nicklausse)

Chanson et Scène: "Il était une fois à la cour d'Eisenach" (Hoffmann, Les Étudiants, Nathanaël)

Finale: "Peuh! cette bière est détestable!" (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Nathanaël, Lindorf, Hermann, Luther, Les Étudiants)

• Acte II (Olympia)

Entr'acte

Scène: "Là! dors en paix" (Spalanzani, Hoffmann, Cochenille)

Récitatif et Romance: "Allons! courage et confiance" (Hoffmann)

Scène et Couplets

Scène: "Par Dieu! j'étais bien sûr de te trouver ici!" (Nicklausse, Hoffmann)

Couplets: "Une poupèe aux yeux d'èmail" (Nicklausse)

Scène et Chanson

Scène: "C'est moi, Coppélius" (Coppélius, Nicklausse, Hoffmann)

Chanson: "J'ai des yeux" (Coppélius, Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Cochenille)

Chœur, Scène et Couplets

Chœur et Scène: "Non, aucun hôte vraiment" (Olympia, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Cochenille, Chœur)

Couplets: "Les oiseaux dans la charmille" (Olympia)

Romance: "Ils se sont éloignés enfin!" (Hoffmann, Olympia)

Couplets: "Voyez-la sous son éventail" (Nicklausse)

Scène: "Tu me fuis?" (Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Coppélius)

Finale: "Voici les valseurs!" (Olympia, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Spalanzani, Cochenille, Coppélius, Chœur)

• Acte III (Antonia)

Entr'acte

Romance: "Elle a fui, la tourterelle" (Antonia)

Scène: "Malheureuse enfant" (Crespel, Antonia, Frantz)

Couplets: "Jour et nuit je me mets en quatre" (Frantz)

Scène: "Frantz! c'est ici!" (Hoffmann, Frantz)

Duo: "C'est une chanson d'amour" (Antonia, Hoffmann)

Scène: "Qu'as-tu donc?" (Hoffmann, Antonia, Crespel, Frantz, Miracle)

Trio: "Pour conjurer le danger" (Miracle, Hoffmann, Crespel)

Scène: "Ne plus chanter!" (Hoffmann, Antonia)

Trio: "Tu ne chanteras plus?" (Miracle, Antonia, Une Voix)

Finale: "Mon enfant! ma fille!" (Crespel, Antonia, Miracle, Hoffmann, Nicklausse)

Romance: "C'est l'amour vainqueur" (Nicklausse)

Intermède

• Acte IV (Giulietta)

Entr'acte et Barcarolle: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chœur)

Récitatif et Couplets bachiques

Récitatif: "Et moi, ce n'est pas là" (Hoffmann)

Couplets bachiques: "Amis, l'amour tendre et rêveur" (Hoffmann)

Scène: "Je vois qu'on est en fête!" (Schlémil, Giulietta, Pitichinaccio, Hoffmann, Nicklausse, Dapertutto, Chœur)

Chanson: "Scintille diamant" (Dapertutto)

Scène: "Cher ange!" (Dapertutto, Giulietta, Hoffmann)

Duo: "Malheureux! tu ne comprends donc pas ... O Dieu! de quelle ivresse" (Giulietta, Hoffmann)

Scène: "Schlémil!" (Giulietta, Schlémil, Hoffmann, Pitichinaccio, Dapertutto, Nicklausse)

Septour: "Hélas! mon cœur s'égare encore!" (Giulietta, Hoffmann, Pitichinaccio, Schlémil, Nicklausse, Dapertutto, Chœur)

Finale: "Écoutez, messieurs!" (Giulietta, Nicklausse, Hoffmann, Schlémil, Dapertutto, Pitichinaccio, Chœur)

• Acte V (Epilogue)

Entr'acte

Scène: "Voilà quelle fut l'histoire de mes amours" (Hoffmann, Luther, Lindorf, Nathanaël, Nicklausse, Les Étudiants)

Chœur: "Allumons le punch!" (Hoffmann, Les Étudiants)

Musique de scène et Romance: "O Dieu! de quelle ivresse embrase-tu mon âme" (Hoffmann)

Finale: "Jusqu'au matin remplis mon verre" (Les Étudiants)