The Tale of Tsar Saltan (opera) (Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay)

For the concert suite from this work, see The Tale of Tsar Saltan (suite), Op.57.

		Movements/Sections Prologue and 4 acts Composition Year 1899–1900 Genre Categories Operas; Stage Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; Russian language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the piano 4 hands; For 2 players; For oboe, piano (arr); Scores featuring the oboe; For piano (arr); For 1 player

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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Piano solo (Rachmaninoff)

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Reccmo (18 March 2012)

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Jürgen Knuth

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Scores

• Full Scores (1)
• Vocal Scores (12)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (9)

Full Scores

Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

 Complete Score
*#99876 - 0.16MB, 23 pages -  9.3/10 2 4 6 8 10 (3) - !N/!N/!N - 7011x⇩

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alan850627 (24 April 2011)

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Alan Chen

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Alan Chen

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"Revised edition"

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Vocal Scores

Complete

 Preliminaries
*#21080 - 1.23MB, 6 (#1-3) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/C - 717x⇩

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Lyle Neff (20 August 2008)

 Prologue
*#21081 - 5.70MB, 27 (#5-31) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/17 - 497x⇩

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Lyle Neff (20 August 2008)

 Introduction to Act I
*#21082 - 1.75MB, 7 (#32-38) pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/17 - 399x⇩

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 Act I
*#21083 - 18.50MB, 64 (#39-102) pages -  9.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/17 - 452x⇩

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 Introduction to Act II
*#21141 - 1.38MB, 7 (#103-109) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 306x⇩

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 Act II
*#21142 - 6.85MB, 40 (#110-149) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 408x⇩

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Lyle Neff (20 August 2008)

 Act III, Scene 1
*#21143 - 2.91MB, 13 (#150-162) pages -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/17 - 1748x⇩

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Lyle Neff (20 August 2008)

 Act III, Scene 2
*#21144 - 7.93MB, 38 (#163-200) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 482x⇩

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 Act IV, Scene 1
*#21145 - 4.31MB, 26 (#201-226) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 370x⇩

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 Introduction to Last Scene
*#21146 - 1.79MB, 10 (#227-236) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 307x⇩

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 Act IV, Scene 2 (with outside back cover)
*#21147 - 6.34MB, 46 (#237-281) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/17 - 319x⇩

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Language:

Russian / German

Publisher Info.:

St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. (1901). Plate 4849.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

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Censor's date 13 July 1900, 1910 copyright claim.

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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Voice and Piano (Rimsky-Korsakov)

 Complete Score
*#29126 - 1.00MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 2873x⇩

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Lyle Neff (2 March 2009)

Publisher Info.:

St. Petersburg: Bessel, n.d. (1901). Plate 4849.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Excerpted from Act III, Scene 1, of the original piano-vocal score.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Introduction (Act II)

For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)

 Complete Score
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Carolus (13 January 2011)

Arranger:

Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848-1919) - not credited

Publisher Info.:

St. Peterburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1901). Plate 4868.

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Public Domain [tag all]

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Flight of the Bumblebee (Act III)

For Oboe and Piano (Siguir)

 Complete Score and Part
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Daphnis (18 January 2011)

Arranger:

Paul Siguir

Publisher Info.:

Paris: W. Bessel, n.d.(ca.1929). Plate W. 8407 B.

Reprinted:

Wiesbaden: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d. (ca.2000). Catalog 8599.

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For Piano solo (Rachmaninoff)

 Complete Score [TB]
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Daphnis (22 May 2007)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

Publisher Info.:

New York: Carl Fischer, 1931. Plate P.1923.

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 Complete Score [TB]
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Guifre (19 August 2007)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: Muzyka, n.d. (ca.1960).

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This file is from the MIT archive project.

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 Complete Score [TB]
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Funper (19 April 2006)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

Publisher Info.:

Moscow: Muzyka, 1970 — in the collection Izbrannie Pesy dlia Fortepiano

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The "Op. 15, No. 2" is for a song transcription. Low resolution!

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 Complete Score [TB]
*#39254 - 0.25MB, 7 pages -  9.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/27/14

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Kevin W. K. Yeung (13 September 2009)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

Editor:

Kevin W. K. Yeung

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Kevin W. K. Yeung

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 Complete Score [TB]
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Reccmo (18 March 2012)

 Engraving files (Capella) [TB]
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Reccmo (18 March 2012)

Arranger:

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943)

Editor:

Jürgen Knuth

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Altena: Jürgen Knuth

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The Three Wonders (Act IV)

For Piano 4 hands (Rimskaya-Korsakova)

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Carolus (12 January 2011)

Arranger:

Nadezhda Rimskaya-Korsakova (1848-1919) - not credited

Publisher Info.:

St. Peterburg: V. Bessel & Co., n.d.(1901). Plate 4849.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

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Introduction to Act IV, Scene 2, of the opera
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General Information

Work Title	The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Alternative Title	The Tale of Tsar Saltan, of his Son the Renowned and Mighty Bogatyr Prince Guidon Saltanovich, and of the Beautiful Swan Princess (Сказка о Царе Салтане, о сыне его славном и могучем богатыре Князе Гвидоне Салтановиче и о прекрасной Царевне Лебеди)

Composer	Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay
Movements/Sections	Prologue and 4 acts
Year/Date of Composition	1899–1900
First Performance	1900-11-03 – Moscow: Solodovnikov Theatre: Nikolay Mutin (Tsar Saltan), Yelena Tsvetkova (Tsaritsa Militrisa), Aleksandra Rostovtseva (Tkachikha), Adelaida Veretennikova (Povarikha), Varvara Strakhova (Babarikha), Anton Sekar-Rozhansky (Tsarevich Gvidon), Nadezhda Zabela-Vrubel (Tsarevna Swan-Bird), Vasily Schafer (Old grandfather), Nikolay Shevelyov (Courier), Mikhail Levandovsky (Skomorokh), Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov (conductor)
First Publication	1901 – St. Petersburg: Bessel. Vocal score, 281 pages. Plate 4849. 1904 – St. Petersburg: Bessel. Full score, 462 pages (lithographed from a manuscript). Plate 4882.
Librettist	Vladimir Belsky (1866–1946), after Aleksandr Pushkin (1799–1837)
Language	Russian
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Voices: Tsar Saltan (Царь Салтан) (bass) ; Tsaritsa Militrisa (Царица Милитриса) (soprano) ; Tkachikha (Ткачиха) (mezzo-soprano) ; Povarikha (Повариха) (soprano) ; Babarikha (Бабариха) (contralto) ; Tsarevich Gvidon (Царевич Гвидон) (tenor) ; Tsarevna Swan-Bird (Царевна Лебедь) (soprano) ; Old grandfather (Старый дед) (tenor) ; Courier (Гонец) (baritone) ; Skomorokh (Скоморох) (bass) + mixed chorus (SATB) Orchestra: piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clarinets/bass clarinet, 2 bassoons/contrabassoon + 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, percussion + 2 harps, strings
Related Works	See also the orchestral suite from the opera (Op.57)
External Links	Wikipedia article