The Bartered Bride, JB 1:100 (Smetana, Bedřich)
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Unless otherwise noted, all scores relate to the 4th and definitive version of the opera (1870).
Parts
Overture
Clarinet 1, 2 (C)
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Cellos I / II
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Reprint — New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d. (after 1933).
Vocal Scores
Czech
Complete score
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Jindřich Kaan von Albest (1852–1926), piano reduction
Prague: Umělecká beseda, n.d. (1909). Plate U. 3 B.
Russian
Preliminaries, Overture
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Act I
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Act II
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Act III
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Sergei Mikhalikov, Russian text
K. Konrashen, editor
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1949, plate M. 20047 Г.
Arrangements and Transcriptions
Overture
For Piano solo (Kàan)
Complete score
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Jindřich z Albestů Kàan (1852–1926), transcriber
Prague: Umělecká beseda, n.d. Plate U. 3 B.
Dances
Polka (Act I), Furiant (Act II), and Dance of the Comedians (Act III).
For Small Orchestra (Riesenfeld)
Clarinet 1, 2 (B♭)
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Percussion
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Cellos
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Hugo Riesenfeld (1879–1939), transcriber
New York: G. Schirmer, 1912.
For Piano solo (Kàan)
Polka (Act I)
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Furiant (Act II)
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Dance of the Comedians (Act III)
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Jindřich z Albestů Kàan (1852–1926), transcriber
Prague: Umělecká beseda, n.d.(1909), plate U. 3 B.
Selections
For Piano solo (Stetka)
Potpurri (Excerpts arr. for piano)
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Bohumir Stetka, arranger
Prague: A. Urbánek & Synove, n.d.(ca.1880), Plate U.730.
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General Information
| Work Title | The Bartered Bride |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | Prodaná nevěsta / Die Verkaufte Braut |
| Composer | Smetana, Bedřich |
|---|---|
| Opus/Catalogue Number | 1st version — JB 1:100, B.131, T.93 2nd version — JB 1:100, B.137, T.93 3rd version — JB 1:100, B.140, T.93 4th version — JB 1:100, T.93 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 1st and 2nd versions — 2 acts 3rd and 4th versions — 3 acts |
| Average Duration | 127 minutes (complete opera), 7 minutes (overture) |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1st version — 1863–66 2nd version — 1868–69 3rd version — 1869 4th version — 1870 |
| First Performance | 1st version — Prague, Provisional Theatre, 30 May 1866 2nd version — Prague, Provisional Theatre, 29 January 1869 3rd version — Prague, Provisional Theatre, 1 June 1869 4th version — Prague, Provisional Theatre, 25 September 1870 |
| Year of First Publication | 3rd version — 1872 (vocal score) 4th version — 1892 (full score) |
| Librettist | Karel Sabina (1811–1877) |
| Language | Czech |
| Genre | Opera |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Solo Voices, Chorus, Orchestra |
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Misc. Comments
Cast
- Krušina, a peasant — baritone
- Ludmila, his wife — soprano
- Mařenka, their daughter — soprano
- Mícha, a landowner — bass
- Háta, his wife — mezzo-soprano
- Vašek, their son — tenor
- Jeník, Mícha's son by a former marriage — tenor
- Kecal, a marriage broker — bass
- Circus Master (Principál komediantů) — tenor
- Indian (Indián), an Indian comedian — bass
- Esmeralda, dancer and comedienne — soprano
Version History
- Composed for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, 1863–66 (= 1st version)
- Revised by Smetana, 1866
- after the first two performances, a "Gypsy ballet" borrowed from The Brandenburgers in Bohemia was introduced to replace a duet for Esmerelda and the Circus Master
- Further revised by Smetana, 1868–69 (= 2nd version)
- Act I was divided into two scenes, with a new drinking chorus in the second scene, a new polka at the start of Act II, and an extended version of Mařenka’s final solo
- Further revised by Smetana, 1869 (= 3rd version)
- now in 3 acts, the first of which concluded with the polka and a new furiant; Act III included a new skočná (replacing the 'Gypsy ballet'), and a new march to introduce the circus troupe
- Further revised by Smetana, 1870 (= 4th version)
- in the final 'definitive' version, new recitatives replaced spoken dialogue, and the furiant was moved from the end of Act I to after the drinking chorus in Act II
