The Beggar's Opera (Pepusch, John Christopher)
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Sheet Music
Full Scores
Overture
Complete Score
*#39409 - 0.26MB, 9 pp. - (1) - V/V/V - 2234x⇩
London: John Watts, 1728.
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Complete Score
*#39410 - 0.56MB, 9 pp. - (2) - V/V/V - 1259x⇩
London: John Watts, 1729.
3rd edition with oboe parts written out
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Complete Score
*#246141 - 0.20MB, 12 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 416x⇩
PDF typeset by Richard Kram
Richard Kram (2012/8/10)
Richard Kram
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Includes orchestral reduction to easily create a continuo part
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Parts
Overture
Complete Parts
*#108187 - 3.23MB, 14 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 217x⇩
PDF scanned by SLUB Dresden
Fynnjamin (2011/7/5)
Manuscript, n.d.
Parts have been extracted from a larger file from SLUB Dresden.
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Violins II
*#61108 - 0.08MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 131x⇩
Cellos / Basses
*#61110 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 182x⇩
Bart Dunn
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Compete Parts
*#246142 - 0.28MB, 12 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 66x⇩
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Richard Kram (2012/8/10)
Richard Kram
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Vocal Scores
Complete Score & Libretto
*#245921 - 3.16MB, 78 pp. - (1) - V/V/V - 680x⇩
PDF scanned by Sibley Library
Fynnjamin (2012/8/9)
John Liptrot Hatton (1808-1886), piano reduction
English Ballad Operas
London: Boosey & Co., n.d.
This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions
Overture
For Piano (Kram)
Complete Score
*#246143 - 0.09MB, 4 pp. - (0) - !N/!N/!N - 169x⇩
PDF typeset by Richard Kram
Richard Kram (2012/8/10)
Richard Kram
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Libretti
Complete Libretto
*#100969 - 3.52MB, 65 pp. - (0) - V/V/V - 387x⇩
Music - Airs (melody only, no text)
*#100970 - 1.07MB, 16 pp. - (3) - V/V/V - 372x⇩
London: John Watts, 1728.
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General Information
| Work Title | The Beggar's Opera |
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| Alternative Title |
| Composer | Pepusch, John Christopher |
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| Year/Date of Composition | 1728 |
| First Performance | 1728-01-29 in London, Lincoln's Inn Fields |
| First Publication | 1728 |
| Librettist | John Gay |
| Language | English |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | voices, oboes, strings, continuo |
| Related Works | Polly, the Sequel to the Beggar's Opera |
| Extra Information | Pepusch composed the Overture (introducing a few of the song tunes), and harmonised/arranged the song tunes, most of which were popular English ballad tunes of the time. The performance of this was forbidden for a while, because of its political commentary. See The Beggar's Opera: Its Predecessors and Successors. |
- Kram, Richard/Editor
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- English language
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- Gay, John/Librettist
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