Pelléas et Mélisande (Debussy, Claude)

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Scores

Full Scores

 Complete score
#16926 - 23.87MB, 409 pages -  5.8/10 2 4 6 8 10 (4) - V/V/20 - 5302x

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Daphnis (12 May 2008)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1904. Plate E. 1418 F.

Reprinted:

Mineola: Dover Publications, 1985.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

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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 Act IV
#139162 - 10.41MB, 226 pages -  1.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - V/V/V - 286x

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Mark Starr (18 October 2011)

Publisher Info.:

Composer's manuscript

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Low resolution color scan

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Vocal Scores

 Complete score
#33280 - 15.68MB, 289 (cvr, vi, #2-283) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/20 - 2527x

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Carolus (22 June 2009)

Editor:

First edition

Language:

French

Publisher Info.:

Paris: E. Fromont, 1902. Plate E. 1416 F.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

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 -  3.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/20 - 898x

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Ottaviano (14 September 2007)

 Complete score
#26383 - 18.86MB, 313 (310 of music) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/20 - 1295x

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Alaric (6 January 2009)

Language:

French / English

Translator:

Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913), English text

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1907. Plate D. & F. 6953

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

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 -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 474x

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Morel (22 September 2008)

Arranger:

Léon Roques (1839–1923)

Publisher Info.:

Paris : A. Durand & Fils, 1906. Plate D.& F. 6793.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

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Interludes

For Piano (Samazeuilh)
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10 pages, 0.48 MB Uploader: Daphnis (16 January 2011)   
Arranger:

Gustave Samazeuilh (1877-1967)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand, 1905. Plate D. & F. 6590.

Copyright:

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

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Masters (reprint)

Selections

For Variable Piano Trio (Mouton)

 Piano Score
#83540 - 0.91MB, 15 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/25 - 657x

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Carolus (1 November 2010)

 Flute part
#83541 - 0.18MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/25 - 272x

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Carolus (1 November 2010)

 Clarinet part (B - optional)
#83542 - 0.20MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/25 - 163x

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Carolus (1 November 2010)

 Cello part
#83543 - 0.20MB, 3 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/25 - 189x

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Carolus (1 November 2010)

 Bass part (optional)
#83544 - 0.12MB, 2 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/25 - 118x

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Carolus (1 November 2010)

Arranger:

Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)

Publisher Info.:

Paris: Durand & Fils, 1909. Plate D. & F. 7423.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 -  6.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/20 - 1063x

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Carolus (13 July 2009)

Language:

French / English

Translator:

Henry Grafton Chapman (1860–1913), English text

Publisher Info.:

New York: G. Schirmer, 1907.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

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 Complete libretto
#34739 - 1.23MB, 58 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/20 - 190x

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Carolus (13 July 2009)

Language:

German

Translator:

Otto Neitzel (1852-1920), German text

Publisher Info.:

Berlin: Albert Ahn Verlag, 1906

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

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General Information

Work Title Pelléas et Mélisande
Alternative Title Drame lyrique en cinq actes
Composer Debussy, Claude
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
1902 - vocal score, Plate E. 1416 F., 283 pages
1904 - full score, Plate E. 1418 F., 409 pages
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
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, triangle, cymbals, glockenspiel, bell, 2 harps
violins I, violins II, violas, cellos, basses

External Links Centre de documentation Claude Debussy
Wikipedia article
Metropolitan Opera Synopsis
Pelléas et Mélisande - scores at Sheet Music Plus
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