| Composition Year | 1882 |
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| Genre Categories | Secular cantatas; Cantatas; For 3 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
| Work Title | La naissance de Vénus |
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| Alternative. Title | Scène mythologique pour soli, choeurs et orchestre |
| Composer | Fauré, Gabriel |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.29 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGF 54 |
| Key | D major |
| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1882 |
| First Publication. | 1883 |
| Librettist | Paul Collin (1843–1915) |
| Language | French |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | mezzo-soprano, baritone, bass, mixed chorus, orchestra |
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| Extra Information | Edition with German translation. An earlier English translation was published in 1898 by Hamelle without accompaniment. (BdlF 1898, p.741.) |