| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements |
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| Composition Year | 1893 |
| Genre Categories | Incidental music; Theatrical Works; Overtures; |
| Related Works | Sicilienne, Op.78 |
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| Work Title | Le Bourgeois gentilhomme |
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| Alternative. Title | |
| Composer | Fauré, Gabriel |
| Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | N 118 |
| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. | IGF 86 |
| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 4 movements
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| Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1893 |
| First Publication. | 1957 – Paris: Heugel (No.2) |
| Librettist | Molière (1622–1673) |
| Language | French |
| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
| Piece Style | Romantic |
| Instrumentation | voice (No.2), orchestra |
| InstrDetail | flute, oboe, clarinet, strings |
| Related Works | Sicilienne, Op.78 |
| External Links | The Lied, Art Song, and Choral Texts Archive |
| Extra Information | Composed for a planned production of the Molière play but abandoned after the theatre went bankrupt in 1893. Five years later Fauré arranged the Sicilienne for cello and piano and incorporated a revised orchestration into his incidental music for Pelléas et Mélisande |