Oedipe, Op.23 (Enescu, George)

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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
Composition Year 1931 (vocal score completed in 1922)
Genre Categories Lyric tragedies; Theatrical Works; Operas; Lyric operas; For voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; Scores featuring the voice; Scores featuring mixed chorus; Scores featuring the orchestra; For voices and chorus with orchestra; French language

Contents

Performances

Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score (CA)
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⇒ 4 more: Frontmatter and Act I • Act II • Act III • Act IV

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Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1931.
Reprinted Bucharest: Editura Muzicală a Uniunii Compozitorilor din R.P.R., 1964.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Score dimensions 42.1 x 29.7 cm (I did my best to minimize page bowing).
600 dpi.
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Vocal Scores

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Arranger Henri Lauth (1899–1969), piano reduction
Publisher. Info. Paris: Éditions Salabert, 1934. Plate E.A.S. 19028r.
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General Information

Work Title Å’dipe
Alternative. Title Tragédie lyrique en 4 actes et 6 tableaux
Composer Enescu, George
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. Op.23
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IGE 14
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 4 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1931 (vocal score completed in 1922)
First Performance. 1936-03-13 in Paris
First Publication. 1934 (vocal score)
1964 (full score, parts)
Librettist Edmond Fleg (1874-1963)
Language French
Dedication Maria Tescanu Rosetti (composer's wife)
Average DurationAvg. Duration 2 hours, 30 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
InstrDetail
Cast
Antigone (soprano)
Creon (baritone)
Jocasta (mezzo-soprano)
The Sphinx (mezzo-soprano)
Laïos (Laius) (tenor)
Shepherd (tenor)
High priest (bass)
Old man (bass)
Mérope (contralto)
Å’dipe (Oedipus) (baritone)
Thésée (Theseus) (baritone)
Phorbas (bass)
Tirésias (bass-baritone)

Chorus (SATB)

Thebans

Orchestra

4 flutes (3rd and 4th also piccolo, 4th also alto flute), 3 oboes (3rd also English horn)
3 clarinets (3rd also E♭ clarinet), bass clarinet (also alto saxophone)
3 bassoons (3rd also contrabassoon)
4 horns, 4 trumpets (1st also piccolo trumpet), 3 trombones
tenor tuba, bass tuba, contrabass tuba
timpani, snare drum, triangle, tam-tam, bass drum, cymbals, glockenspiel
piano, celesta, harmonium, musical saw, 2 harps, strings

Off-stage Instruments

wind machine, thunder machine
External Links Wikipedia article
Printed score, D-WRha DNT 765

Navigation etc.

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