The Maid of Orleans (Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich)
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Introduction
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Yury Messer, arranger
Iosif Iosifovich Kotek (1855–1885), arranger
V. D. Vasilyev, editor
Polnoe Sobranie Sochinenii. Vol.37
Moscow: Muzgiz, 1963. Plate M. 30576 Г.
Reprint — Leningrad: Muzyka, 1979. Plate 2406.
Text and notes in Russian (Cyrillic)
Preface and appendices omitted in reprint.
Includes original and revised versions of Nos.8, 15, 17, 21, 22)
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General Information
| Work Title | The Maid of Orleans |
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| Alternative Title | Орлеанская дева (Orleanskaya deva) |
| Composer | Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich |
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| Opus/Catalogue Number | TH 6 |
| Number of Movements/Sections | 4 acts, 6 scenes |
| Average Duration | 156 minutes |
| Year/Date of Composition | 1878–79, revised 1880, 1882 |
| First Performance | St. Petersburg, Maryinsky Theatre, 13/25 February 1881 |
| Year of First Publication | 1880 |
| Librettist | Composer, after Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (1783–1852), Friedrich Schiller (1759–1805), Jules Barbier (1825–1901) and Auguste Mermet (1810–1889) |
| Language | Russian |
| Dedication | Eduard Nápravník (1839–1916) |
| Genre | Opera |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | Solo Voices, Chorus (SATB) + Piccolo, 3 Flutes, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets (B♭, A, C); 2 Bassoons; 4 Horns (F, D, E♭, E); 2 Cornets (B♭, A), 2 Trumpets (E♭, F, E, D, A), 3 Trombones, Tuba, Timpani, Triangle, Tambourine, Side Drum, Bass Drum, Tam-Tam, Bell (C), Harp, Organ, Violins I, Violins II, Violas, Cellos, Double Basses + offstage 3 Trumpets, Wind Band |
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Cast
- Joan of Arc (Иоанна д'Арк) — soprano or mezzo-soprano;
- King Charles VII (Король Карл VII) — tenor
- Agnès Sorel (Агнесса Сорель) — soprano
- Dunois (Дюнуа), a French knight — baritone
- Lionel (Лионель), a Burgundian knight — baritone
- Archbishop/Cardinal (Архиепископ/Кардинал) — bass
- Raimond (Раймонд), Joan's fiancé — tenor
- Thibaut d'Arc (Тибо д'Арк), Joan's father — bass
- Bertrand (Бертран), a peasant — bass
- Soldier (Воин) — 2nd bass
- Lauret (Лоре) — 2nd bass
- Angel (Ангел) — soprano
Version History
- Composed for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, 1878–79
- Vocal score for solo voices, chorus and piano arranged by Tchaikovsky, Iosif Kotek and Yury Messer, 1879
- Minor revisions by Tchaikovsky, 1880 (first published in vocal score, 1884)
- Joan's part transposed for mezzo-soprano by Tchaikovsky, 1882 (first published in full and vocal scores, 1899)
Publication History
Full Score:
- Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1899
Vocal Score:
- Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1880. 461 pages. Plates 3951 to 3974
- 2nd edition — Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1884
- 3rd edition — Moscow: P. Jurgenson, 1899
