Persée, LWV 60 (Lully, Jean-Baptiste)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Prologue and 5 acts
Composition Year 1682
Genre Categories Tragedies en musique; Theatrical Works; Revues; [11 more...]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; For orchestra (arr); Scores featuring the orchestra (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)
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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Christophe Ballard, 1682.
Copyright
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Editor 2nd Edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Henry de Baussen, 1710.
Copyright
Public Domain
Misc. Notes Reduced Score
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Editor 2nd edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: J. B. C. Ballard, 1722.
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 Engraving files (Finale)
#207834 - 3.57MB, ? pp. -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 700×⇩ - Reccmo

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Reccmo (2012/4/20)

Editor Damián H. Zanette
Publisher. Info. Damián H. Zanette
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike 3.0
Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection. Typesetting from second edition printing by J.-B. C. Ballard, Paris, 1722.
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Editor Pierre Gouin - Contact
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2005
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Misc. Notes These file(s) are part of the Werner Icking Music Collection.
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 Passacaille (Act V)
#323131 - 0.12MB, 8 pp. -  10/10 2 4 6 8 10 (1) - !N/!N/!N - 1711×⇩ - Amatus

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Amatus (2014/4/25)

Editor Luca Albanese
Publisher. Info. Luca Albanese
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Misc. Notes Transcribed from pages 311-16 of the first edition (Christophe Ballard, 1682) for modern strings with meticulous care.
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Copyist Johann Jacob Lindner (ca.1677-1734)
Publisher. Info. Manuscript, n.d.(ca.1700-20).
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Schrank II coll. ; RISM 212001104
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Passacaille (Act V)

 Violins I (Dessus 1)
#323132 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 801×⇩ - Amatus

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⇒ 5 more: Violins II (Dessus 2) • Violins III (Haute-contre) • Violas I (Taille) • Violas II (Quinte) • Continuo (Basse)

 Violins II (Dessus 2)
#323133 - 0.06MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 336×⇩ - Amatus

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 Violas I (Taille)
#323135 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 290×⇩ - Amatus

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 Violas II (Quinte)
#323136 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 269×⇩ - Amatus

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 Continuo (Basse)
#323137 - 0.05MB, 1 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 404×⇩ - Amatus

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Editor Luca Albanese
Publisher. Info. Luca Albanese
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Misc. Notes Transcribed from pages 311-16 of the first edition (Christophe Ballard, 1682) for modern strings with meticulous care.
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Vocal Scores

Act III, sc.2: Scène du Sommeil (Mercure)

Arranger Pierre Gouin, piano reduction.
Publisher. Info. Montréal: Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

Scène de Méduse (Act III, sc.1)

For Small Orchestra (Halsey)

⇒ 7 more: Flute • Clarinet in B♭ • Bassoon (also Double Basses) • Violins • Violas I • Violas II • Cellos

 Flute
#361378 - 0.07MB, 2 pp. -  0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (0) - !N/!N/!N - 131×⇩ - Meyerbeer

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Meyerbeer (2015/1/16)

Arranger William D. Halsey
Publisher. Info. Meyerbeer Associates
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Misc. Notes Transposed to E♭ major for the convenience of the singer, but it's probably close to the original key. The printed score is in F major but the diapason was a lot lower in those days. It was performed at Orchestra Italiana's "Winter Jam" at Seamonster Lounge, Seattle, January 2015.
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Passacaille (Act V)

For Piano solo (Gil-Marchex)
Arranger Henri Gil-Marchex (1894–1970)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Maurice Senart, 1922. Plate E.M.S. 5384.
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General Information

Work Title Persée
Alternative. Title Tragédie lyrique
Name Translations Perseus; Персей; ペルセ; 珀耳修斯; Persée (ooppera)
Name Aliases Persée (Lully); Persee (opera); Persee
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 186102490; LCCN: no97041719; GND: 7659480-4; BNF: 13964050w
Composer Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. LWV 60
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. IJL 44
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Prologue and 5 acts
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1682
First Performance. 1682-04-18 in Paris, Théâtre du Palais-Royal
First Publication. 1682
Librettist Philippe Quinault (1635–1688)
Language French
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Baroque
Piece Style Baroque
Instrumentation voices, chorus, orchestra
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Persée -  Scores at Sheet Music Plus
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