Les Nuits d'été, Op.7, H 81 (Berlioz, Hector)
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1. Villanelle
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4. Absence
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5. Au Cimetière
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Charles Malherbe (1853–1911)
Felix Weingartner (1863–1942)
Peter Cornelius (1824–1874), German translation
Percy Edward Pinkerton (1855–1946), English translation
Hector Berlioz Werke, Serie VI, Band 15.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1900–1907. Plate H.B. 50, 51, 52, 46, 53, 54
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Voice and Piano
for Low Voice
French
Complete Score
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Paris: Costallat & Cie., n.d.(ca.1900), plate C. & C. 709
Original version for Low Voice and Piano.
1. Villanelle (key of F major)
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Paris: Costallat & Cie., n.d.(ca.1900), plate C. & C. 709
Original version for Low Voice and Piano.
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General Information
| Work Title | Les nuits d’été (Summer Nights) |
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| Alternative Title | Six mélodies avec un petit orchestre |
| Composer | Berlioz, Hector |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | Œuvre 7, H 81 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 6 |
| Average Duration | 30’ |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1840–41, orchestrated 1856 |
| Year of First Publication | 1841 (H 81A) 1856 (H 81B) |
| Librettist | Théophile Gautier (1811–1872) |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Song cycle |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | A Voice and piano B 2,1,2,2 – 3,0,0,0 – harp, str |
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Misc. Comments
Section Listing
- Villanelle, for mezzo-soprano or tenor, H 82
- Le spectre de la rose, for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), contralto (B), H 83
- Sur les lagunes: lamento, for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), baritone, contralto, or mezzo-soprano (B), H 84
- Absence, for mezzo-soprano or tenor, H 85
- Au cimitière: clair de lune, for mezzo-soprano or tenor (A), tenor (B), H 86
- L’île inconnue: barcarolle, for mezzo-soprano or tenor, H 87
Libretto
Libretto at The Hector Berlioz Website
Publication History
Version for Voice and Piano
- Paris: 1841, as Œuvre 7 (vocal score)
- Paris: 1863, included in Collection de 32 Mélodies: nos. 1–6
- Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(1904), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie VII, Band XVII, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
- Kassel: Bärenreiter, 2005, BA 5455, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 15, edited by Ian Rumbold
Version for Voice and Orchestra
- Paris: 1856 (full score)
- Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, n.d.(1903), as part of Hector Berlioz Werke (1900–07), Serie VI, Band XV, edited by Charles Malherbe and Felix Weingartner
- Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1975, BA 5453, as part of New Berlioz Edition (1967–2005), Volume 13, edited by Ian Kemp
