Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy, Claude)
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Scores
Full Scores
Complete score
*#16926 - 23.87MB, 409 pages - (4) - V/V/20 - 5302x⇩
First edition
Paris: E. Fromont, 1904. Plate E. 1418 F.
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1985.
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This contains the expanded orchestral interludes in Acts I, II and IV but not Debussy's extensive 1905 revisions of orchestration
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Mark Starr (18 October 2011)
Composer's manuscript
Low resolution color scan
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Vocal Scores
Complete score
*#33280 - 15.68MB, 289 (cvr, vi, #2-283) pages - (0) - V/V/20 - 2527x⇩
First edition
French
Paris: E. Fromont, 1902. Plate E. 1416 F.
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]
As the first edition of the vocal score this does not contain the expanded orchestral interludes in Acts I, II and IV but does retain passages cut from later editions: pp.164-165, pp.168-169
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Complete score
*#13819 - 42.84MB, 315 (310 of music) pages - (1) - V/V/20 - 898x⇩
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Ottaviano (14 September 2007)
Complete score
*#26383 - 18.86MB, 313 (310 of music) pages - (0) - V/V/20 - 1295x⇩
French / English
Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913), English text
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1907. Plate D. & F. 6953
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Revised edition of vocal score with expanded interludes.
#13819: Low resolution. (Pages 252-267 scanned by submitter).
#26383: 300 dpi monochrome scan.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Les cheveux (Act III, Sc.1)
For Piano 4 hands (Roques)
Complete score
*#22186 - 0.91MB, 13 pages - (1) - V/V/V - 474x⇩
Léon Roques (1839–1923)
Paris : A. Durand & Fils, 1906. Plate D.& F. 6793.
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Interludes
For Piano (Samazeuilh)
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Gustave Samazeuilh (1877-1967)
Paris: Durand, 1905. Plate D. & F. 6590.
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It is not PD in Canada, the EU or elsewhere.
Selections
For Variable Piano Trio (Mouton)
Piano Score
*#83540 - 0.91MB, 15 pages - (0) - V/V/25 - 657x⇩
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Carolus (1 November 2010)
Flute part
*#83541 - 0.18MB, 3 pages - (0) - V/V/25 - 272x⇩
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Carolus (1 November 2010)
Clarinet part (B♭ - optional)
*#83542 - 0.20MB, 3 pages - (0) - V/V/25 - 163x⇩
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Carolus (1 November 2010)
Cello part
*#83543 - 0.20MB, 3 pages - (0) - V/V/25 - 189x⇩
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Carolus (1 November 2010)
Bass part (optional)
*#83544 - 0.12MB, 2 pages - (0) - V/V/25 - 118x⇩
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Carolus (1 November 2010)
Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)
Paris: Durand & Fils, 1909. Plate D. & F. 7423.
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Opt.A: Violin, Cello, Piano
Opt.B: Flute, Violin, Piano
Opt.C: Flute, Cello, Piano
Clarinet and Bass are optional. Violin part lacking.
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Libretti
Complete libretto
*#34738 - 3.99MB, 51 pages - (1) - V/V/20 - 1063x⇩
French / English
Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913), English text
New York: G. Schirmer, 1907.
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]
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Complete libretto
*#34739 - 1.23MB, 58 pages - (0) - V/V/20 - 190x⇩
German
Otto Neitzel (1852-1920), German text
Berlin: Albert Ahn Verlag, 1906
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]
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General Information
| Work Title | Pelléas et Mélisande |
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| Alternative Title | Drame lyrique en cinq actes |
| Composer | Debussy, Claude |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | CD 93 ; L.88 |
| Movements/Sections | 5 acts |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1893-1902 |
| First Performance | 30 April 1902 Paris: Opéra-Comique. Soli, chorus and orchestra / André Messager |
| First Publication | Paris: E. Fromont
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| Librettist | Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949) |
| Language | French |
| Dedication | Georges Hartmann (posthumously) André Messager |
| Piece Style | Early 20th century |
| Instrumentation | vocal soli (7 roles), SATB chorus and orchestra
Orchestra — 3 flutes (3rd doubles piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, 3 bassoons |
| External Links | Centre de documentation Claude Debussy Wikipedia article Metropolitan Opera Synopsis Pelléas et Mélisande - scores at Sheet Music Plus |
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- Roques, Léon
- Samazeuilh, Gustave
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- Mouton, Hubert/Arranger
- Sibley Mirroring Project
- Neitzel, Otto/Translator
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