Les Érinnyes (incidental music) (Massenet, Jules)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Composition Year 1872-73, rev. 1875-76
Genre Categories Incidental music; Theatrical Works; For mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For chorus with orchestra; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); 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 wind band (arr); For orchestra without strings (arr); Scores featuring wind band (arr); For voice, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr)
Related Works For the suite of music extracted from this work, see Les Érinnyes (suite).

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

Original Version, DO 448

 Complete Score
#799121 - 8.45MB, 41 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 25×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2022/7/19)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Non-autograph manuscript marked Concerts-Colonne, n.d. (ca.1873).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from BNF using a method explained on this page. Converted to monochrome, cropped, de-skewed and optimized.
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Revised Version, DO 448a

 Part 1 of 3
#741020 - 105.10MB, 120 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 33×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/10/26)

 Part 2 of 3
#741021 - 108.10MB, 120 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 16×⇩ - Feduol

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 Part 3 of 3
#741022 - 92.61MB, 103 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 19×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/10/26)

Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.[1876 ca.].
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Non-autograph manuscript, though notations and corrections in blue crayon appear to be in Massenet's hand.
This file is part of the Submission Project.
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Vocal Scores

Revised Version, DO 448a

 Complete Score
#69908 - 7.27MB, 112 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 1333×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2010/7/3)

Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1876]. Plate G.H.649.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Color scan
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 Complete Score (monochrome)
#799988 - 5.92MB, 112 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 14×⇩ - Massenetique

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Massenetique (2022/7/22)

Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1876]. Plate G.H.649.
Reprinted Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1880].
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is based on high-resolution images obtained from BNF using a method explained on this page. Converted to monochrome, cropped, de-skewed and optimized.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Divertissement (Act I)

For Theatre Orchestra (Mouton)

 Piano-Conductor Score
#343888 - 12.50MB, 17 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 156×⇩ - Massenetique

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⇒ 11 more: Flute • Clarinet 1 (B♭) • Trumpets • Trombone • Timpani • Percussion • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Flute
#343889 - 3.58MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 60×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Clarinet 1 (B♭)
#343890 - 3.64MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 56×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Trumpets
#343891 - 1.85MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 52×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Trombone
#343892 - 1.33MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 48×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Timpani
#343893 - 2.04MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 43×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Percussion
#343894 - 1.32MB, 2 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 46×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Violins I
#343895 - 5.87MB, 8 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 61×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Violins II
#343896 - 3.70MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 40×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Violas
#343897 - 3.31MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 39×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Cellos
#343898 - 3.59MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 59×⇩ - Massenetique

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 Basses
#343899 - 2.15MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/25 - 42×⇩ - Massenetique

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Arranger Hubert Mouton (1872-1954)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Heugel, 1911. Plate H. & Cie. 25,143.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Scored for flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, timpani, percussion, and strings. The parts uploaded here are incomplete (missing oboe, clarinet 2, bassoon and horn parts).
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For Piano 4 hands

 Complete Score
#59188 - 2.09MB, 32 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 271×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2010/3/16)

Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1877]. Plate G.H.939.
Reprinted Paris: Heugel, n.d.(after 1891).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Piano

 Complete Score
#307214 - 1.47MB, 23 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 160×⇩ - Massenetique

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Publisher. Info. Paris: G. Hartmann, n.d.[1877].
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France (2e série, 66e année, Nº 16, 21 Avril 1877, p.229, reg.1109).
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Entr'acte (Act II)

For Wind Band (Momméja)

 Complete Score
#551871 - 1.83MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 22×⇩ - Massenetique

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Arranger Jules Momméja (1854-1928)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Millereau, n.d.[1889]. Plate M.651.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
78e année, 2e série, Nº 37, 14 Septembre 1889, p.621, reg.3906.
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Invocation (Act II)

For Voice and Piano (Composer)
See: Élégie
Based on the original piano work (see below), not the incidental music.
For Piano (Composer)
See: 10 Pièces de genre, Op.10 (No.5, Mélodie)
The original incarnation of this theme.

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General Information

Work Title Les Érinnyes
Alternative. Title Tragédie antique en deux actes
Name Aliases Les Erinnyes
Authorities Wikipedia
Composer Massenet, Jules
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. DO 448 (original version); DO 448a (revised version)
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IJM 72
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 2 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1872-73, rev. 1875-76
First Performance. 1873/01/06
Paris: Odéon (original version)

1876/05/15

Paris: Théâtre-Lyrique de la Gaîté (revised version)
First Publication. 1876
Copyright Information Publication noted in the Bibliographie de la France :
65e année, 2e série, Nº 26, 24 Juin 1876, p.358, reg.2232 (vocal score).
Librettist Leconte de Lisle (1818–1894)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation see below
  • Original version: chamber orchestra (3 trombones, timpani, strings)
  • Revised version: mixed chorus, orchestra (2 flutes +picc, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B♭ and A, 2 bassoons, 4 horns in D, G and B♭, 2 cornets or trumpets in B♭, 3 trombones, sax-tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, strings)
Related Works For the suite of music extracted from this work, see Les Érinnyes (suite).
Extra Information The original 1873 version is minimal in content and instrumentation compared with the 1876 revision, which is greatly expanded. Only the main thematic section of the famous Invocation (Élégie) survives unaltered.
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