Totentanz, S.126 (Liszt, Franz)

		Movements/Sections 1 Composition Year 1847–53 (1st version), 1864 (2nd version) Genre Categories Dances; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players; For piano (arr); For 1 player

Performances

• General (1)

General

2nd version

 Complete Performance (S.126/2)
*#71002 - 28.39MB - 15:30 -  10.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - !N/!N/!N - 2837x⇩

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Carolus (11 July 2010)

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Performer Pages:

Neal O'Doan (Piano)

Performers:

Unidentified orchestra and conductor

Publisher Info.:

Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive

Copyright:

Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 3.0 [tag all]

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Scores

• Full Scores (6)
• Parts (12)
• Arrangements and Transcriptions (10)

Full Scores

1st version

 Segment 1
*#219329 - 32.32MB, 14 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 14x⇩

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Cypressdome (14 May 2012)

 Segment 2
*#219331 - 31.57MB, 13 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 10x⇩

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Cypressdome (14 May 2012)

 Segment 3
*#219335 - 33.60MB, 14 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 13x⇩

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Cypressdome (14 May 2012)

Publisher Info.:

Copyist's manuscript, Oct. 21, 1849.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Original images: 300dpi, color jpg files approx. 2400 by 3400 pixels.
Full score copy in the hand of August Conradi with additions/corrections by Liszt. Pages 4–7 of segment 1 and 12–14 of segment 3 apparently contain Liszt's corrections/drafts. Cover page reads "Toten Tanz Phantasie für Pianoforte und Orchester. terminé le 21 Octobre 1849."

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2nd version

 Complete Score (S.126/2) (Preview)
*#61396 - 7.20MB, 48 (#135–182) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 4829x⇩

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piupianissimo (9 April 2010)

 Complete Score (S.126/2) (Preview)
*#83692 - 7.47MB, 50 (48 music) pages -  2.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 2634x⇩

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Carolus (2 November 2010)

Editor:

Bernhard Stavenhagen (1862–1914)

Publisher Info.:

Franz Liszt: Musikalische Werke. Serie I, Band 13.
Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, 1915. Plate F.L. 29
Reissue - n.d.(ca.1920), as Partitur-Bibliothek No.2505 (#83692)

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Originally scanned at about 160pi, converted to 600dpi monochrome.
#83692 - This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.

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 Complete Score (S.126/2) (Preview)
*#14476 - 10.73MB, 82 (v, #1-78) pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V*/V*/V* - 1959x⇩

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Funper (24 September 2007)

Editor:

Bernhard Stavenhagen (1862–1914)
Max Alberti

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Ernst Eulenburg, No.722, n.d.(ca.1920), Plate E.E. 6137.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

Alberti's edition is directly based upon Stavenhagen's edition above.
Franz Liszt's Musikalische Werke. Series I, Vol.13.
Copy scanned from Stockholms Stadsbibliotek

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Parts

2nd version

 Flute 1, 2, Piccolo
*#44910 - 0.67MB, 10 (4, 4, 2) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 485x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Oboe 1, 2
*#44911 - 0.42MB, 6 (3, 3) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 293x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Clarinet 1, 2 (in A)
*#44912 - 0.58MB, 8 (4, 4) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 326x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Bassoon 1, 2
*#44913 - 0.53MB, 8 (4, 4) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 305x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Horn 1, 2 (in D)
*#44914 - 0.41MB, 6 (3, 3) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 362x⇩

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (in D)
*#44915 - 0.29MB, 4 (2, 2) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 305x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Trombone 1, 2, 3, Tuba
*#44916 - 0.62MB, 10 (3, 3, 2, 2) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 401x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Timpani, Cymbals/Triangle/Tam-Tam
*#44917 - 0.31MB, 5 (3, 2) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 420x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Violins I, II
*#44918 - 0.63MB, 8 (4, 4) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 591x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Violas
*#44919 - 0.28MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 320x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

 Cellos
*#26654 - 0.31MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 355x⇩

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Generoso (11 January 2009)

 Basses
*#44920 - 0.22MB, 4 pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/V - 305x⇩

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Perlnerd666 (1 November 2009)

Editor:

Bernhard Stavenhagen (1862-1914)

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, n.d.(ca.1920). Plate Orch.B. 2382

Reprinted:

New York: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(after 1933).

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.

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Arrangements and Transcriptions

2nd version

For 2 Pianos (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.652) (scan) (Preview)
*#164356 - 5.39MB, 34 (#101-134) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - V/V/13 - 420x⇩

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piupianissimo (13 December 2011)

 Complete Score (S.652) (filter) (Preview)
*#164357 - 4.24MB, 34 (#101-134) pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/13 - 189x⇩

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piupianissimo (13 December 2011)

 Complete Score (S.652) (lower resolution) (Preview)
*#02006 - 1.23MB, 33 pages -  6.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/13 - 2926x⇩

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Patrickmerrill (29 October 2006)

Editor:

Emil von Sauer (1862–1942)

Publisher Info.:

Franz Liszt - Klavierwerke, Band 11: Werke für Klavier und Orchester.
Leipzig: Edition Peters, Ed.3602c, n.d.(1913-17). Plate 9893.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning
I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes (smoothening, sharpening borders) and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes (when they are too small e.g.) - so you can choose your favorite. You may ask me for a manually cleaned version.

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For Piano solo (Liszt)

 Complete Score (S.525)
*#12790 - 59.32MB, 31 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - V/V/V - 4041x⇩

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Funper (28 August 2007)

 Complete Score (S.525)
*#13359 - 3.12MB, 30 pages -  8.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - V/V/V - 5901x⇩

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Funper (28 August 2007)

Editor:

First edition

Publisher Info.:

Leipzig: C.F.W. Siegel, n.d.(1865). Plate 2185.

Copyright:

Public Domain [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

From the Ruth Dana Collection of Liszt Editions.

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 Frontmatter (scan) (EU) (Preview)
*#115338 - 3.35MB, 16 (#i-xvi) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N/C* - 292x⇩

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piupianissimo (28 August 2011)

 Frontmatter (filter) (EU) (Preview)
*#115339 - 1.98MB, 16 (#i-xvi) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N/C* - 186x⇩

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piupianissimo (28 August 2011)

 Complete Score (S.525) (scan) (EU) (Preview)
*#115340 - 3.16MB, 25 (ii, #3-25) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N/C* - 420x⇩

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piupianissimo (28 August 2011)

 Complete Score (S.525) (filter) (EU) (Preview)
*#115341 - 2.39MB, 25 (ii, #3-25) pages -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - C*/N/C* - 375x⇩

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piupianissimo (28 August 2011)

 Complete Score (S.525) (low resolution) (EU) (Preview)
*#09487 - 0.84MB, 23 pages -  7.5/10 2 4 6 8 10 (2) - C*/N/C* - 2234x⇩

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Funper (7 July 2007)

Editor:

Imre Mező (1932–)
Imre Sulyok (1912–2008)

Publisher Info.:

Neue Liszt-Ausgabe. Serie 1, Band 16
Budapest: Editio Musica / Kassel: Bärenreiter, 1982. Plate Z.8859.

Copyright:

Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag all]

Misc. Notes:

scan: score scanned at 600dpi
filter: score filtered with 2-point algorithm explained in High Quality Scanning
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General Information

Work Title	Totentanz
Alternative Title	Paraphrase über Dies Irae

Composer	Liszt, Franz
Opus/Catalogue Number	S.126/1 ; LW.H8 (1st version) S.126/2 ; LW.H8 (2nd version)
Movements/Sections	1
Year/Date of Composition	1847–53 (1st version), 1864 (2nd version)
First Performance	The Hague, 15 April 1865 (2nd version)
First Publication	1865 (2nd version), 1919 (1st version)
Dedication	Hans von Bülow
Average Duration	16 minutes
Piece Style	Romantic
Instrumentation	Solo — piano Orchestra — piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets (in A), 2 bassoons + 2 horns (in D), 2 trumpets (in D), 3 trombones, tuba + timpani, percussion + strings
External Links	Wikipedia article

Misc. Comments

Version History

• Composed for piano and orchestra, 1847–53 (= 1st version, S.126/1)

Published 1919 by Breitkopf & Härtel (Leipzig), as De Profundis (revised by Ferruccio Busoni)

• Revised 1859–64? (= 2nd version, S.126/2)

Published 1865 by Siegel (Leipzig)

• Arranged for 2 pianos, 1859–65? (= S.652)

Published 1865 by Siegel (Leipzig)

• Arranged for solo piano, 1860–65? (= S.525)

Published 1865 by Siegel (Leipzig)