Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D (Wagner, Richard)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Composition Year 1848-74
Genre Categories Operas; Theatrical Works; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; [28 more...]Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; German language; For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For harp (arr); Scores featuring the harp (arr); For wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For 8 trombones (arr); Scores featuring the trombone (arr); For 8 players (arr); For 2 pianos 8 hands (arr); For 4 players (arr); For violin, piano (arr); Scores featuring the violin (arr); For cello, piano (arr); Scores featuring the cello (arr)
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Performances

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Siegfried's Rhine Journey

 Complete Performance
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Performer Pages University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra)
Barbara Schubert (conductor)
Publisher Info. Chicago: University of Chicago Orchestra
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Misc. Notes Performed 31 October 2004. From archive.org
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

Complete

Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1876]. Plate 21593.
Reprinted Mineola: Dover Publications, 1982.
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Siegfried's Funeral March (Act III)

Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Eulenburg, n.d. Plate 3846.
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Parts

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⇒ 41 more: Flute 1/2 • Flute 3 • Oboe 1/2 • Oboe 3 • English Horn • Clarinet 1/2 (B♭/A) • Clarinet 3 (B♭/A) • Bass Clarinet (B♭/A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Bassoon 3 • Horn 1/2 (F/E/E♭, Onstage) • Horn 3/4 (F/E♭/E/B/B♭ basso/C) • Horn 5/6 (B♭/C/D/E♭/E/F) • Horn 7/8 (B♭/C/D/E♭/E/F) • Horn 1 (F, Offstage) • Horn 2 (C, Offstage) • Stierhorn 1/2/3 (C/D♭/D, Onstage) • Trumpet 1/2 (B♭/C/D♭/D/E♭/E/F) • Trumpet 3 (D♭/D/E♭/E/F) • Bass Trumpet (C/D/E♭/E) • Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Contrabass Trombone • Tenor Wagner Tuba 1/2 (B♭/E♭) • Bass Wagner Tuba 1/2 (B♭/F) • Contrabass Tuba • Timpani 1 • Timpani 2 • Triangle • Cymbals • Snare Drum • Tam-Tam • Glockenspiel • Harp 1/2/3 • Harp 4/5/6 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Violas
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Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate 25092.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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Siegfried's Funeral March (Act III)

 Flute 1, 2, 3, Piccolo
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⇒ 18 more: Oboe 1, 2, 3, English Horn • Clarinet 1, 2, 3 (B♭), Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Bassoon 1, 2, 3 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 (B♭), Bass Trumpet (C) • Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4 • Tenor Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (E♭) • Bass Wagner Tuba 1, 2 (B♭) • Contrabass Tuba • Timpani 1/2 • Triangle, Cymbals, Snare Drum • Percussion (combined) • Harp 1, 2 • Violins 1 • Violins 2 • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1, 2, 3, English Horn
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 Bassoon 1, 2, 3
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 Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F)
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 Trombone 1, 2, 3, 4
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 Timpani 1/2
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 Harp 1, 2
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 Violins 1
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 Violins 2
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 Violas
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 Cellos
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 Basses
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Vocal Scores

Arranger Karl Klindworth (1830–1916), piano reduction
Editor First edition
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Arranger Karl Klindworth (1830–1916), piano reduction (simplified)
Language German
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d. Plate 23263.
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Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846-1901), piano reduction (simplified)
Language German / English
Translator Frederick Corder (1852-1932), English text
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1885]. Plate 23263.
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Arranger Karl Klindworth (1830–1916), piano reduction
Language German
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1908. Plate 28000.
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Arranger Felix Mottl (1856–1911), piano reduction
Language German
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Edition Peters, No.3406, n.d.[1914]. Plate 9802.
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Arranger Karl Klindworth (1830–1916), piano reduction
Language German / English
Translator Frederick Jameson (1839–1916), English text
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, 1900. Plate 26809.
Reprinted New York: G. Schirmer, 1904.
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Arranger Karl Klindworth (1830–1916), piano reduction
Language German / French
Translator Alfred Ernst (1860–1898), French text
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1901]. Plate 27000.
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 Complete Score
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Arranger Otto Singer II (1865–1931), piano reduction
Language French / German
Translator Amédée Boutarel (1855–1924), French text
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, No.4720, 1914.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

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For Piano 4 Hands (Heintz)
Arranger Albert Heintz (1822-1911)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1881]. Plate 23120.
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For Piano (Kleinmichel)
Arranger Richard Kleinmichel (1846–1901)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1893]. Plate 25500.
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Translator Angelo Zanardini (1820–1893), Italian text
Publisher. Info. Milan: G. Ricordi & C., n.d. Plate 53953.
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Vorspiel

For Piano (Heintz)
Arranger Albert Heintz (1822–1911)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1876]. Plate 21968.1.
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Siegfried's Rhine Journey (Prologue)

For Orchestra (Humperdinck)
Arranger Engelbert Humperdinck (1854–1921)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.[1890]. Plate 24949.
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⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1, 2 • Clarinet 1, 2 • Bassoon 1, 2 • Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 • Trumpet 1, 2, 3 • Trombone 1, 2, 3 • Timpani/Percussion 1/Bells • Harp • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

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Scene of the Rhine-Maidens (Act III)

For Orchestra (Zumpe)
Arranger Hermann Zumpe (1850–1903)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1879]. Plate 22647.
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For 2 Pianos (Buths)
Arranger Julius Buths (1831–1920)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d. Plate 24474.
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For Harp (Oberthür)
Arranger Charles Oberthür (1819–1895)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d.(ca.1878). Plate 22778.
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Misc. Notes From the International Harp Archives at Brigham Young University
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For Piano
Publisher. Info. Braunschweig: Henry Litolff's Verlag, No.2527a Collection Litolff, n.d.
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Siegfried's Funeral March (Act III)

For Orchestra (Hutschenruyter)
Arranger Wouter Hutschenruyter (1859–1943)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Breitkopf und Härtel, 1914. Plate Part.-B. 2422.
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For Orchestra (Šťastný)
Arranger Ludvík Šťastný (1823–1883)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott’s Söhne, n.d. Plate 22331.
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For Military Band (Godfrey)
Arranger Daniel Eyres Godfrey (1868–1939)
Publisher. Info. London: Chappell & Co., 1919. Plate 590.
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For Military Band (Safranek)
Arranger Vincent Frank Safranek (1867–1955)
Publisher. Info. Gilmore Band Library No.41
New York: Carl Fischer, 1914. Plate 18164.
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For 8 Trombones (Bonvecchio)

⇒ 8 more: Trombone 1 • Trombone 2 • Trombone 3 • Trombone 4 • Trombone 5 • Trombone 6 • Trombone 7 (Bass) • Trombone 8 (Bass)

Arranger Demetrio Bonvecchio
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For 2 Pianos (Ehrlich)
Arranger Heinrich Ehrlich (1822–1899)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1877]. Plate 22228.
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Misc. Notes Siegfrieds Tod und Trauermarsch
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For 2 Pianos 8 Hands (Rupp)
Arranger Heinrich Rupp (1838–1917)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d. Plate 22142.
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For Violin and Piano (Hermann)
Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d. Plate 0119/20.
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For Cello and Piano (Hermann)
Arranger Friedrich Hermann (1828–1907)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: B. Schott's Söhne, n.d. Plate 22222a.-22222b.
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For Piano (Busoni)
Arranger Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)
Publisher. Info. Milan: F. Lucca, n.d.[1883]. Plate 39923.
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Arranger Ferruccio Busoni (1866–1924)
Publisher. Info. Milan: Ricordi, n.d. Plate E.R. 655.
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For Piano (Cramer)
Arranger Henri Cramer (fl.1840-1880)
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.136
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1914.
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For Piano (Heintz)
Arranger Albert Heintz (1822–1911)
Publisher. Info. Mainz: Schott, n.d.[1875]. Plate 21854.
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For Piano (Stradal)
Arranger August Stradal (1860–1930)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d. Plate 7854.
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Finale (Act III)

For Piano (Stradal)
Arranger August Stradal (1860–1930)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: Schuberth & Co., n.d. Plate 7855.
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For Piano
Arranger Unknown
Publisher. Info. Album Musica, No.73
Paris: Pierre Lafitte, 1908.
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Librettos

Addfilenum[1]

Russian
See: Der Ring des Nibelungen (libretto)

Sketches

Dritte Szene (Act I)

 Selections
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General Information

Work Title Götterdämmerung
Alternative. Title Siegfrieds Tod
Name Translations Jainkoen Gainbehera; Zmierzch bogów; 신들의 황혼; Le Crépuscule des dieux; דמדומי האלים; [21 more...]El ocaso de los dioses; Az istenek alkonya; Il crepuscolo degli dei; 神々の黄昏; Το Λυκόφως των Θεών; Ragnarök; La Krepusko de la Dioj; Гибель богов; Աստվածների մայրամուտը; Sumrak bogova; Сумрак богова; Amurgul zeilor; El capvespre dels déus; Jumalten tuho; Загибель богів; Ragnarok; 諸神的黃昏; گوتردامرونگ; Самрак на боговите; Залезът на боговете; เกิทเทอร์เด็มเมอรุง
Name Aliases Le Crepuscule des dieux; Gotterdammerung; Gotterdämmerung; Götterdammerung; O ocaso dos deuses; [11 more...]Goetterdaemmerung; O Crepúsculo dos Deuses; Закат богов; Сумерки богов; Աստվածների կործանումը; Աստվածների մթնշաղը; Kıyamet Günü; El crepuscle dels déus; Смерть богів; Twilight of the Gods; 諸神黃昏
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 181786387; LCCN: n81091894; GND: 300169868; [4 more...]SELIBR: 215445; BNF: 14003777z; NLA: 35500270; BNE: XX2228677
Composer Wagner, Richard
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. WWV 86D
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IRW 20
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 3 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1848-74
First Performance. 1876-08-17 in Bayreuth, Festspielhaus
Cast, Chorus, Orchestra, Hans Richter (conductor)
First Publication. 1876
Librettist Composer
Language German
Dedication Ludwig II King of Bavaria
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation vocal soloists, mixed chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail [more...]
Cast
Siegfried: tenor
Brünnhilde (soprano)
Gunther (baritone)
Gutrune (soprano)
Hagen (bass)
Alberich (baritone)
Waltraute (mezzo-soprano)
First Norn (alto)
Second Norn (mezzo-soprano)
Third Norn (soprano)
Woglinde (soprano)
Wellgunde (soprano or mezzo)
Flosshilde (mezzo-soprano)

Chorus

Vassals (tenors and basses), Ladies (sopranos)

Onstage Instruments

piccolo, 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes, English horn (also oboe)
3 clarinets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons*
8 horns (4-8 also Wagner Tubas), 3 trumpets, bass trumpet,
3 trombones, contrabass trombone (also bass trombone), tuba
timpani, snare drum triangle, cymbals, tamtam, glockenspiel,
6 harps, strings (16, 16, 12, 12, 8)

Off-stage Instruments

2 horns, 3 stierhorns
*3rd bassoon can alternate on contrabassoon if needed for required low A passages
found in the regular 3rd bassoon part
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