| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Vivace |
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| Composition Year | 1857 ca.? |
| Genre Categories | Songs; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; |
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| Work Title | La mort d'Ophélie |
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| Composer | Saint-Saëns, Camille |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | ICS 140 |
| Key | F-sharp minor |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | Vivace |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1857 ca.? |
| First Publication. | 1858 |
| Librettist | Ernest Legouvé (1807–1903) (after William Shakespeare) |
| Language | French |
| Average DurationAvg. Duration | 3 minutes |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voice, piano |
| External Links | Hyperion Records MusicBrainz |
| Extra Information | After the report of Ophelia's death ("There grows a willow aslant a brook." (also the name of Frank Bridge's tonepoem)) made by Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet. |